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Designing for term-plus

Duration · a term, semester or longer · All situations

2 rows from 2 pages say what to change when the brief's duration is term-plus; 2 of them cite a claim. Pages whose rows cite claims come first. Read the basis before relying on a row: many carry a claim to learners or settings it did not test, and say so.

Cognitive Flexibility

Principle

If the brief says… Then change… Basis
Duration days-weeks or term-plus Return to the same concepts in each session through new cases and new themes; schedule a delayed transfer case. Presenting multiple cases from different perspectives supports transfer in ill-structured domains [+M]: the advantage appeared by the fourth session; delayed benefit untested

Reflection

Principle

If the brief says… Then change… Basis
Time available: one session (single-session) or a term-plus course One session: one reflection of three prompts, about five minutes, at the end, ending in one change to try; no portfolio. A term: reflect after each comparable performance, keep the same criterion, and compare across attempts at least once. single session untested, from the earlier page; intervention duration is a moderator in reflection interventions [~M], direction not stated on the claim page