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elaborative

elaborative

6.1
Giving extra detail to make an idea clearer
  • adjective
  • /ɪˈlæbəˌreɪtɪv/
translation icon : elaborativo
  • ACED provides an innovative combination of elaborative feedback for incorrect answers (such as providing an explanation of how to solve the task correctly and sometimes an explanation of why the student's answer was incorrect) and the adaptive sequencing of tasks (Wainer et al., 2000).
  • elaborative feedback

Examples

  • Examples and elaborative information are often crucial to students' understanding of the material and their ability to apply that information to novel settings.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Moreover, students in most grades are expected to attend to topical information or subject matter when they write and to provide elaborative details that illustrate, illuminate, extend, or embellish general content.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Therefore, there is a need to have elaborative research work focusing on all or many sectors in one research paper.

    Academic text (2018)
  • The students used ACED with elaborative feedback and adaptive sequencing.

    Academic text (2010)
  • An evaluation of ACED with 268 sighted students indicated that the combination of elaborative feedback and adaptivity was effective for learning.

    Academic text (2010)
  • By making diverse accessibility features available in a single system, ACED has enabled the benefits of elaborative feedback and adaptive sequencing to become available to individuals who are blind or have low vision.

    Academic text (2010)
  • The tweets within this assignment created a shift away from the type of elaborative, specific, and detailed writing that is often required in graduate school and toward a more condensed and generalized type of writing that fits within 120 characters.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Teachers often provide elaborative feedback to help students improve their writing skills.

  • The report included elaborative explanations that clarified the complex issues addressed.

  • To enhance comprehension, the lecturer used elaborative examples and illustrations throughout the presentation.

Synonyms

explanatory
vselaborative
28 3.8

Helps make something clear or easy to understand

offers further detail or expansion rather than just stating reasons
illuminating
vselaborative
17 4.3

Giving clear information that helps you understand something better

provides extra detail and expansion rather than only offering insight
expository
vselaborative
3 7.0

Writing that explains facts or ideas clearly

gives additional detail to expand or deepen the basic explanation
expositional
vselaborative
1 6.9

Used to explain information or ideas clearly, for example in a lesson

focuses on providing additional detail and expansion beyond mere presentation
expositive
vselaborative
8.1

To give clear information that explains something

gives additional detail to expand or deepen the basic explanation
explicatory
vselaborative
7.1

Helping someone understand something clearly

adds extra detail or examples to expand the explanation beyond clarity
elucidative
vselaborative
  • Formal
7.5

Making something clear and easy to understand

goes beyond simple clarification to add more detail and context

Antonyms

230 4.6

Not clear or detailed so you are unsure what is meant

61 6.0

To treat a difficult problem as too simple and misleading

How Detailed

comprehensive
298 4.6
elaborative
6.1
descriptive
28 4.0
brief
587 2.0

Surface Forms

elaborative positive

Morphology

elaborative = elaborate (transparent) = elaborate + ive

The word 'elaborative' is transparently formed from 'elaborate' with the suffix '-ive', indicating a quality or tendency.

Etymology

Elaborative comes from the Latin elaborare 'to work out', made from e- 'out' and labor 'work', and labor is a word you already know in English. So to be elaborative is to 'work out' ideas by adding extra detail to make them clear.