APS
2022 APS Annual Convention · 2022
Examining the Learning Effects of Self-Explanation in Different Modalities: Writing, Thinking, and Speaking
- Alyssa Yu
University of California, San Diego - Emma Geller
University of California, San Diego - Karen Dobkins
University of California, San Diego
Abstract
Self-explanation enhances learning, but may be affected by the modality in which students explain. Participants in this study read three scientific passages and explained to themselves by writing, talking out loud, and thinking silently, in a within-subjects design. Our result did not show a significant effect of modality on learning.
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