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social science subjects > education > teaching > explicit teaching

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explicit teaching  

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  • The term explicit teaching refers to a method of instruction in which the teacher, who serves as a provider of knowledge, presents skills and concepts in a clear, systematic, and direct way that promotes student mastery. Explicit teaching refers to the type of direct, teacher-led instructional explanation a teacher employs when describing curricular content and procedures, strategy instructions, skills and concepts, and rules for memorization through verbally detailed explanations and examples. [Source: Encyclopedia of Educational Psychology; Explicit Teaching]

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