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phenomenon > learning phenomenon > guidance-fading effect

Preferred term

guidance-fading effect  

Definition

  • A learning phenomenon showing that learners need less instructional guidance as they become experts during skill acquisition.

Broader concept

Scope note

  • For example, during the early stages of learning, the presentation of worked examples (i.e. problems for which the solution is presented) is effective. In later phases, problem solving is superior (Renkl & Atkinson, 2003).

Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Renkl, A., & Atkinson, R. K. (2003). Structuring the transition from example study to problem solving in cognitive skill acquisition: A cognitive load perspective. Educational Psychologist, 38(1), 15–22. https://doi.org/10.1207/S15326985EP3801_3

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

  • • Renkl, A., Atkinson, R. K., & Grosse, C. S. (2004). How fading worked solution steps works—A cognitive load perspective. Instructional Science, 32(1/2), 59–82. https://doi.org/10.1023/B:TRUC.0000021815.74806.F6

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: closed

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-JL0DGH4W-S

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