How to ask for think aloudsEnsure the subject knows what their specific task is – e.g. solving 5 / 0.75, deciding what they will have for dinner, writing directions to the cathedral.
Ask them to say out loud whatever is going on in their mind. <> Warm up by reading aloud. <> Generic prompt to "keep talking". <> Who is the audience? Imagine you are "talking to yourself" with no one around. <> Demonstrate it on some examples.
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