Explicit instruction is “a structured, systematic, and effective methodology for teaching academic skills. It is called explicit because it is an unambiguous and direct approach to teaching that includes instructional design and delivery procedures.”
- Anita L. Archer, Explicit Instruction: Effective and Efficient Teaching (2010)
Supports Students Who Struggle in Math
Effectiveness of Explicit and Constructivist Mathematics Instruction for Low-Achieving Students in the Netherlands
Author(s): Evelyn H. Kroesbergen, Johannes E. H. Van Luit, and Cora J. M. Maas
Source: The Elementary School Journal, Volume 104, Number 3, Jan 2004 | Access the article
Has A Historical Record of Success
Explicit Instruction: Historical and Contemporary Contexts
Author(s): Charles A. Hughes, Jared R. Morris, William J. Therrien, and Sarah K. Benson
Source: Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 32(3), 140-148. (Original work published 2017) | Access the article
May Improve Critical Thinking Skills
Pedagogy for developing critical thinking in adolescents: Explicit instruction produces greatest gains
Author(s): Lisa M. Marin, Diane F. Halpern
Source: Thinking Skills and Creativity, Volume 6, Issue 1, April 2011, Pages 1-13 | Access the article
Can Lead to Greater Conceptual and Procedural Knowledge When Introduced Before Problem Solving
An alternative time for telling: When conceptual instruction prior to problem solving improves mathematical knowledge
Author(s): Emily R. Fyfe, Marci S. DeCaro, Bethany Rittle-Johnson
Source: The British Journal of Educational Psychology, Volume 84, Issue 3, September 2014 | Access the article
Not only does automaticity help with general math, information-processing theory supports the view that automaticity in math facts is fundamental to success in many areas of higher mathematics (Woodward, 2006).