Is self‐explanation worth the time? A comparison to additional practice

Background Self‐explanation, or generating explanations to oneself in an attempt to make sense of new information, can promote learning. However, self‐explaining takes time, and the learning benefits of this activity need to be rigorously evaluated against alternative uses of this time. Aims In the current study, we compared the effectiveness of self‐explanation prompts to the effectiveness of solving additional practice problems (to equate for...