Description
Teachers struggle to choose the right instructional explanations without a clear framework. This book introduces the Principle of Instructional Explanation Strategies with three core cognitive approaches that explain how these strategies work, bridging theory and practice to help teachers expertly select methods to scaffold student learning.
For teachers, crafting effective explanations is a daily challenge, especially without a clear framework. This gap between theoretical constructivist principles and practical, actionable guidance often leaves educators unprepared.
This book addresses that void directly. It presents the findings of a qualitative study that analyses real classroom teaching in higher education. The research identifies fourteen types of knowledge, nineteen instructional explanation strategies, and three core explanatory approaches that reveal how these strategies support learning at a cognitive level.
Introducing The Principle of Instructional Explanation Strategies: this book finally bridges the gap between teaching tactics and schema development, explaining how strategies facilitate assimilation and accommodation. It provides an essential framework for educators in higher education to expertly diagnose their subject matter and choose the most effective scaffolding techniques for their lessons.
Foreword - Preface - List of figures - List of tables - Chapter 1. Introduction - Chapter 2. Defining Instructional Explanation Strategies - Chapter 3. Research Design - Chapter 4. Types of Knowledge - Chapter 5. Instructional Explanation Strategies - Chapter 6. Applying Instructional Explanation Strategies to Different Knowledge Types - Chapter 7. Principle of Instructional Explanation Strategies - Chapter 8. Conclusion - References
Yanne Tse is a lecturer in the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She has devoted herself to nurturing the younger generation through various tertiary education programmes and has extensive experience in course, materials and assessment design. She deeply believes that 'life influences life' and sees teaching as a lifelong learning experience.
