Although PI's critical feature is peer discussion, the instructor's explanation of concept tests also influences the effectiveness of PI.
This handbook includes definitions and terms, as well as explanations of concepts and processes regarding the integration of technology into education.
Our hope is that this book, through its careful explanations of concepts and its use of numerous practical examples, sketches, figures, and photographs, bridges the gap between knowledge and the proper application of that knowledge -- Provided by author.
Featuring cross-references to the Jung canon and explanations of concepts and terminology, History of Modern Psychology painstakingly reconstructs and translates these lectures from manuscripts, summaries, and recently recovered shorthand notes of attendees.
He excels in laying down logical and instructive lists (the 4 dimensions of a business concept, their 13 subcomponents, the 3 factors that connect them, the 4 conditions that support them, etc)., but the explanations of concepts like positive feedback and choke points are often familiar.
Research that examines gestures in math and science classrooms find that explanations of concepts are often accompanied by rich gestural representations that can ground even the most abstract terminology (Crowder & Newman, 1993; Marghetis & Nunez, 2013; McNeill, 1992; Singer et al., 2008).
The trend didn't just show itself in malapropisms about how hard it was to put food on your family, it was the explanations of concepts that, when simplified, become dangerous.
These included the use of standard colours, consistent direction of ranking (from best to worst) and clear explanations of concepts such as confidence intervals.
The "correct concepts" in the rubrics included not only statements of fact, but also explanations of concepts, identifications of causal mechanisms, and statements of evidence used to support a conclusion.
