January 2014, Vol. 45, Issue 1
Self-Explanation Training Improves Proof Comprehension
Mark Hodds, Lara Alcock, and Matthew Inglis
The authors report 3 experiments demonstrating that a simple booklet containing self-explanation training, designed to focus students’ attention on logical relationships within a mathematical proof, can significantly improve their proof comprehension.
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