Learning-by-teaching without audience presence or interaction: when and why does it work?

Abstract: Teaching the contents of study materials by providing explanations to fellow students can be a beneficial instructional activity. A learning-by-teaching effect can also occur when students provide explanations to a real, remote, or even fictitious audience that cannot be interacted with. It is unclear, however, which underlying mechanisms drive learning by non-interactive teaching effects and why several recent studies did not replicate this effect. This literature review aims to shed light on when and why learning by non-interactive teaching works. First, we review the empirical literature to comment on the different mechanisms that have been proposed to explain why learning by non-interactive teaching may be effective. Second, we discuss the available evidence regarding potential boundary conditions of the non-interactive teaching effect. We then synthesize the available empirical evidence on processes and boundary conditions to provide a preliminary theoretical model of when and why non-interactive teaching is effective. Finally, based on our model of learning by non-interactive teaching, we outline several promising directions for future research and recommendations for educational practice

Location
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Extent
Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch
Notes
ISSN: 1573-336X

Classification
Erziehung, Schul- und Bildungswesen

Event
Veröffentlichung
(where)
Freiburg
(who)
Universität
(when)
2023
Creator
Lachner, Andreas
Hoogerheide, Vincent
Gog, Tamara van
Renkl, Alexander

DOI
10.1007/s10648-021-09643-4
URN
urn:nbn:de:bsz:25-freidok-2368082
Rights
Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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