Self-Explanation Principle
Overview
The self-explanation principle is one of the advanced principles of multimedia learning. To benefit from multimedia learning environments that combine multiple sources of information, students are needed to learn how to make connections between the sources of information, thereby mastering cognitively challenging concepts.[1]
One of the strategies encouraged by Ruth and Michelene is self-explanation. Students make inferences from the learning materials by explaining themselves, identifying misconceptions, and repairing mental models in self-explanation, a productive and generative learning activity.
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- ↑ Mayer, R. E. (Ed.). (2014). "Cambridge handbook of multimedia learning." Cambridge University Press.