Explanation

Tipo di metodo
Teaching-learning methods
Tipo di metodo di insegnamento-apprendimento
Centrato sull'insegnante
Breve sintesi
"Explanation is a monologue method of teacher communication that helps us understand legal contexts, rules, theories, concepts."
Descrizione

"Explanation is a monologue method of teacher communication that helps us understand legal contexts, rules, theorems, and concepts. ”

In addition to the discussion, the most commonly used method. Its duration is shorter than that of the lecture. It varies between 5-10 minutes and 20-25 minutes, depending on age.

There are three types (Brown and Amstrong 1984):

  • Interpretive explanation: interpretation of concepts. Question word: What?
  • Descriptive explanation: used to present a process or structure. Question: How?
  • Explanatory explanation: it is used to find out the causes of phenomena Question word: Why?
Vantaggi del metodo

We develop the presentation, understanding and thinking of causal relationships by this method.

Debolezze e rischi connessi all'uso del metodo e strategie per superarli

The goals must be formulated well, a preliminary knowledge assessment is required.

Questionning technique, condition of questions

It’s worth making a sketch to help with the logical structure of the explanation