Which term describes learning that is focused on clear, explicit instruction of a particular skill?

• A. Distance Learning
• B. Demonstration
• C. Explicit Teaching
• D. Direct Teaching

Answer: (C)

Explicit teaching means giving students clear, direct instruction for a specific skill. It includes stating the objective, modeling the steps, guiding practice with feedback, and checking for understanding so the learner knows exactly what to do and how to improve. Distance learning describes where instruction happens, not how it is delivered. A demonstration shows how to perform a skill but doesn’t by itself encompass the full, structured explicit approach. Direct teaching is a structured, teacher-led method that uses explicit instruction, but the term that most directly captures the idea of clear, explicit instruction for a skill is explicit teaching.