Worked Example 2: Promote Self-Explanations

What is it?

The basics of the second worked example is that when students are given a text to look over and study which will prompt them to self-explain each step of the worked example. The quality of the self-explanations themselves can be highly variable. Prompting can take many forms, including verbal prompts and computer generated prompts. 

Example:

In the image below you can see the use of the second worked example. This screen-shot shows how to promote self-explaining of a subject. 

References:

Clark, R. C., & Mayer, R. E. (2011). E-learning and the science of instruction: Proven guidelines for consumers and designers of multimedia learning. San Francisco: Pfeiffer.