Explicit Teaching

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Description

Explicit teaching is the element in which instructors directly explain, model, and sequence key knowledge or procedures rather than leaving them to be inferred. It is useful when learners need clarity about what to attend to and how to proceed.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

• A clear target concept or procedure
• Explanation or modeling that highlights the critical moves

Constraints

• Explicit teaching without practice or feedback remains incomplete

Target Learning Goals

• Accelerate early understanding and reduce ambiguity for novices.

Affordances

• Explicit Instruction
• Clear Structure

Claims

Related Elements

• Direct Instruction
• Demonstration
• Worked Examples

Patterns That Use This Element

• Gagné's 9 Events
• Merrill's First Principles

Examples

• Teacher explanation with modeled examples followed by guided checks.

Key Sources

• Archer, A. L., & Hughes, C. A. (2011). Explicit instruction. Guilford Press.

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