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🗣️ Explanation in Teaching & Learning – Leinhardt (2001), xsxs,…
🗣️ Explanation in Teaching & Learning – Leinhardt (2001)
TEACHER COMMUNICATION
🗣️ Clear speech and instructions
👀 Checks student understanding
🔄 Repeats or rephrases when needed
💬 Encourages student questions
CLASSROOM TAKEAWAY
🏫 TAKEAWAY 1
🗣️ Use simple, clear explanations
🧩 Break lessons into steps
📊 Include visuals and examples
💬 Check understanding often
✨ TAKEAWAY 2
🧠 Avoid over-complicated language
👩🏫 Adjust explanation based on learners
🔄 Re-explain when students are confused
🎯 Always link explanation to learning goals
SUPPORTING UNDERSTANDING
📊 Use visuals (charts, diagrams)
🎥 Demonstrations and modelling
🧠 Break down complex ideas
🔍 Link to real-life examples
PURPOSE OF EXPLANATION
📚 Helps students understand new concepts
🧠 Connects prior knowledge to new learning
🎯 Clarifies difficult ideas
💬 Supports meaning-making in lessons
CHARACTERISTICS OF GOOD EXPLANATION
🧩 Clear and simple language
📊 Step-by-step delivery
🎯 Logical structure
💡 Uses examples and analogies
