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What type of cognitive processes, according to the study, contributed to students' learning outcomes?
What type of cognitive processes, according to the study, contributed to students' learning outcomes?
Higher-order cognitive processes (elaboration and organization sequences)
What are the two main explanation formats mentioned in the text?
What are the two main explanation formats mentioned in the text?
Oral and Textual explanation formats
What is the focus of the authors' study regarding students' explanatory processes?
What is the focus of the authors' study regarding students' explanatory processes?
Effects on learning outcomes
What question arises regarding the different explanation formats mentioned?
What question arises regarding the different explanation formats mentioned?
Which cognitive processes were found to be primarily related to students' learning outcomes?
Which cognitive processes were found to be primarily related to students' learning outcomes?
What were lower-order cognitive processes that were not related to students' learning outcomes?
What were lower-order cognitive processes that were not related to students' learning outcomes?
What was the duration of the short demographic questionnaire?
What was the duration of the short demographic questionnaire?
How long did it take to complete the pretest assessing conceptual knowledge about internal combustion engines?
How long did it take to complete the pretest assessing conceptual knowledge about internal combustion engines?
How long did the learning phase, where students studied the hypertext, last?
How long did the learning phase, where students studied the hypertext, last?
What did the students do after completing the learning phase?
What did the students do after completing the learning phase?
What were the students asked to do during the learning phase in terms of taking notes?
What were the students asked to do during the learning phase in terms of taking notes?
What did outlining during the planning phase aim to scaffold for the students?
What did outlining during the planning phase aim to scaffold for the students?
How did the modality of explaining (written vs oral) affect students' acquisition of conceptual knowledge?
How did the modality of explaining (written vs oral) affect students' acquisition of conceptual knowledge?
Which type of explanation (written or oral) was more effective in helping students acquire transferable knowledge?
Which type of explanation (written or oral) was more effective in helping students acquire transferable knowledge?
What factor mediated the effect of explanation modality on students' transfer?
What factor mediated the effect of explanation modality on students' transfer?
What was the average transfer performance like in the study?
What was the average transfer performance like in the study?
What type of transfer tasks were used in the study?
What type of transfer tasks were used in the study?
What were the learning outcomes of the study affected by?
What were the learning outcomes of the study affected by?
What did the authors find regarding the participants and the syntactical primes?
What did the authors find regarding the participants and the syntactical primes?
According to research, what is a key difference between oral and written discourse?
According to research, what is a key difference between oral and written discourse?
What does the nonspontaneous character of writing allow students to do?
What does the nonspontaneous character of writing allow students to do?
How can rereading and revising written explanations benefit students?
How can rereading and revising written explanations benefit students?
What is advocated in research on pragmatic linguistics regarding oral and written discourse?
What is advocated in research on pragmatic linguistics regarding oral and written discourse?
What do linguistic differences between oral and written discourse imply?
What do linguistic differences between oral and written discourse imply?
How did oral explanations impact students' transferable knowledge?
How did oral explanations impact students' transferable knowledge?
What was the difference in learning materials between the study by Hoogerheide et al. and the current study?
What was the difference in learning materials between the study by Hoogerheide et al. and the current study?
Why are the findings about students' learning in the text considered particularly interesting?
Why are the findings about students' learning in the text considered particularly interesting?
What type of learning material is considered high-element interactivity in the text?
What type of learning material is considered high-element interactivity in the text?
How did Hoogerheide et al.'s study differ from the current study in terms of learning material complexity?
How did Hoogerheide et al.'s study differ from the current study in terms of learning material complexity?
What was the key difference in the effects of oral explanations between the two studies mentioned in the text?
What was the key difference in the effects of oral explanations between the two studies mentioned in the text?
What were the two different formats in which students could provide explanations in the study?
What were the two different formats in which students could provide explanations in the study?
What was the duration of the explanation phase in the study?
What was the duration of the explanation phase in the study?
What specific tool did students use in the written explanation condition to type their instructional explanations?
What specific tool did students use in the written explanation condition to type their instructional explanations?
How did students generate their oral explanations in the study?
How did students generate their oral explanations in the study?
What test did students complete first after the explanation phase?
What test did students complete first after the explanation phase?
Why did the researchers decide to provide students first with the conceptual knowledge test followed by the transfer test?
Why did the researchers decide to provide students first with the conceptual knowledge test followed by the transfer test?
What were the main differences found between oral and written artifacts in Chafe's study?
What were the main differences found between oral and written artifacts in Chafe's study?
How did Redeker's study replicate Chafe's findings regarding oral and written discourse?
How did Redeker's study replicate Chafe's findings regarding oral and written discourse?
What did Redeker ask participants to do in his study to compare oral and written formats?
What did Redeker ask participants to do in his study to compare oral and written formats?
What was the impact of oral discourse on social involvement according to the studies by Chafe and Redeker?
What was the impact of oral discourse on social involvement according to the studies by Chafe and Redeker?
How did Redeker control the experimental conditions in his study comparing oral and written discourse?
How did Redeker control the experimental conditions in his study comparing oral and written discourse?
What was the key difference in students' engagement levels between oral and written discourse according to the studies?
What was the key difference in students' engagement levels between oral and written discourse according to the studies?
How was the level of organization of explanations assessed in the study?
How was the level of organization of explanations assessed in the study?
What are the four dimensions on which the organization of explanations was rated?
What are the four dimensions on which the organization of explanations was rated?
Why is assessing the level of organization more suitable at the molar level rather than the molecular level?
Why is assessing the level of organization more suitable at the molar level rather than the molecular level?
What was rated to determine whether the arguments in the explanations were sufficiently connected to enhance readability?
What was rated to determine whether the arguments in the explanations were sufficiently connected to enhance readability?
Who developed the rating scheme used to assess the level of organization in the study?
Who developed the rating scheme used to assess the level of organization in the study?
What did the study focus on when rating the level of organization in students' explanations?
What did the study focus on when rating the level of organization in students' explanations?
What ethical guidelines were followed in the study?
What ethical guidelines were followed in the study?
When is approval from an institutional review board required for experimental studies?
When is approval from an institutional review board required for experimental studies?
Who helped with coding the data in the study?
Who helped with coding the data in the study?
Which journal published the study about the effects of self-explaining with text or diagrams?
Which journal published the study about the effects of self-explaining with text or diagrams?
What cognitive benefits were discussed in the study by Bargh and Schul (1980)?
What cognitive benefits were discussed in the study by Bargh and Schul (1980)?
What type of explanations were found to be more effective in helping students acquire transferable knowledge?
What type of explanations were found to be more effective in helping students acquire transferable knowledge?
What is the main focus of the study by Berthold and Renkl (2009)?
What is the main focus of the study by Berthold and Renkl (2009)?
What concept is explored in Chafe's (1982) work?
What concept is explored in Chafe's (1982) work?
What effects are investigated in Chen, Kalyuga, and Sweller's (2015) study?
What effects are investigated in Chen, Kalyuga, and Sweller's (2015) study?
What did Chi et al. (2001) focus on in their research?
What did Chi et al. (2001) focus on in their research?
What is the main focus of the study by Chin et al. (2010)?
What is the main focus of the study by Chin et al. (2010)?
What is the focus of Cleland and Pickering's (2006) investigation?
What is the focus of Cleland and Pickering's (2006) investigation?
Which experimental condition was found to be comparably effective at providing explanations according to the study?
Which experimental condition was found to be comparably effective at providing explanations according to the study?
In terms of transferable knowledge, which modality of explanation was found to be more effective?
In terms of transferable knowledge, which modality of explanation was found to be more effective?
What was the statistical significance found in the comparison of students' posttest scores between oral and written explanation conditions?
What was the statistical significance found in the comparison of students' posttest scores between oral and written explanation conditions?
What type of test was used to compare students' performance on the transfer test?
What type of test was used to compare students' performance on the transfer test?
What was the effect size (Cohen's d) for the comparison of students' transfer scores between oral and written explanations?
What was the effect size (Cohen's d) for the comparison of students' transfer scores between oral and written explanations?
What was the p-value associated with the comparison of students' transfer scores between oral and written explanations?
What was the p-value associated with the comparison of students' transfer scores between oral and written explanations?
What cognitive processes are triggered by the act of explaining, according to theories of generative learning?
What cognitive processes are triggered by the act of explaining, according to theories of generative learning?
How does explaining contribute to the explainer's generative learning, according to Fiorella and Mayer (2015)?
How does explaining contribute to the explainer's generative learning, according to Fiorella and Mayer (2015)?
What type of cognitive benefits are discussed in the study by Roscoe and Chi (2008) regarding explaining?
What type of cognitive benefits are discussed in the study by Roscoe and Chi (2008) regarding explaining?
What are the distinct processes that explaining generally requires students to engage in?
What are the distinct processes that explaining generally requires students to engage in?
What are the main cognitive processes that contribute to the explainer's deep understanding, as mentioned by Fiorella and Mayer (2015)?
What are the main cognitive processes that contribute to the explainer's deep understanding, as mentioned by Fiorella and Mayer (2015)?
According to theories of generative learning, what are the key cognitive processes triggered by the act of explaining?
According to theories of generative learning, what are the key cognitive processes triggered by the act of explaining?
How can written explanations benefit students' conceptual understanding according to the text?
How can written explanations benefit students' conceptual understanding according to the text?
What aspect of oral explanations can encourage students to enrich their explanations?
What aspect of oral explanations can encourage students to enrich their explanations?
Why are elaborations in oral explanations considered helpful for students?
Why are elaborations in oral explanations considered helpful for students?
What did the study by Hoogerheide et al. examine regarding explanations' effects on students?
What did the study by Hoogerheide et al. examine regarding explanations' effects on students?
What is scarce in empirical studies when comparing the effects of written versus oral explanations?
What is scarce in empirical studies when comparing the effects of written versus oral explanations?
What is the focus of Fiorella & Mayer's research regarding learning-by-explaining approaches?
What is the focus of Fiorella & Mayer's research regarding learning-by-explaining approaches?
What online measures are suggested for future studies to assess cognitive mechanisms of explaining?
What online measures are suggested for future studies to assess cognitive mechanisms of explaining?
What is a limitation mentioned in the text regarding the effects of students’ expectancy to explain orally versus in written form?
What is a limitation mentioned in the text regarding the effects of students’ expectancy to explain orally versus in written form?
What is suggested for future research in terms of sample sizes and generalizability of findings?
What is suggested for future research in terms of sample sizes and generalizability of findings?
What aspect of students' abilities was not assessed prior to the study and could have impacted the effects of explanation modality?
What aspect of students' abilities was not assessed prior to the study and could have impacted the effects of explanation modality?
What factors should future research consider treating as independent factors in an expanded study design?
What factors should future research consider treating as independent factors in an expanded study design?
What type of study design is suggested for future research to assess the effects of explanation modality?
What type of study design is suggested for future research to assess the effects of explanation modality?
What is the main focus of the study by Berthold and Renkl (2009)?
What is the main focus of the study by Berthold and Renkl (2009)?
How did Hoogerheide et al.'s study differ from the current study in terms of learning material complexity?
How did Hoogerheide et al.'s study differ from the current study in terms of learning material complexity?
What was the key difference in students' engagement levels between oral and written discourse according to the studies?
What was the key difference in students' engagement levels between oral and written discourse according to the studies?
Which type of explanation (written or oral) was more effective in helping students acquire transferable knowledge?
Which type of explanation (written or oral) was more effective in helping students acquire transferable knowledge?
What was the key difference in the effects of oral explanations between the two studies mentioned in the text?
What was the key difference in the effects of oral explanations between the two studies mentioned in the text?
What was the impact of oral discourse on social involvement according to the studies by Chafe and Redeker?
What was the impact of oral discourse on social involvement according to the studies by Chafe and Redeker?
