self-explanations in problem solving help students connect theory with practice, or principles with concrete steps, or knowledge with doing. But just as we saw with the theory of connections, which the instructor can facilitate but the student must ultimately make, you can provide lots of examples of how principles appear in practice but ultimately the students have to draw these two components together themselves. Consider, then, how you can create opportunities for self-explanation that require students to select or articulate principles as they are making choices, searching for solutions,
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