14.7. Make Thinking Processes Explicit

In the BioWorld and the Accelerate Expertise programs, we saw that domain-specific or job-specific thinking processes were made salient. For example, in BioWorld, learners are required to identify, post, and prioritize relevant evidence to support their disease hypotheses. At the end of each case, they compare their evidence priorities with those of an expert. Likewise, in Accelerate Expertise, the learner must collect and evaluate evidence regarding the risk of a loan application. The learner can compare his or her evidence-gathering activities with those of an expert.

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