Worksheet-driven problem sequence with just-in-time concepts and fading support¶

Design · All designs
Evidence · 1 claim (1 mixed) · 1 study (1 causal), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 1 claim rests on one study

Description¶

This instructional pattern sequences learning as worksheets, each describing a simulated problem to solve in Alice, with concepts introduced only when needed and teacher support progressively withdrawn. "Each worksheet had a few concepts which would only be approached in the moment in which they would be necessary to the resolution of the problem." After the first problems, "the students solved new problems in which they would have to use the previous concepts but relying on less support by the teacher", culminating in a challenge solved without any help. Students demonstrating autonomy were invited to explore other approaches, while others continued with heavy teacher support until prepared for the next problems.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

The same teacher tutors the sequence and provides individualized cognitive and corrective feedback during worksheet resolution

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

secondary vocational education students without prior programming experience

Learning Goals¶

initial programming concepts such as variables, selection and repetition structures, sub-programming, and operations

Claims¶

Post-test programming scores after Alice with 4C-ID, adjusted for ECDL logical reasoning, did not differ significantly between a very-low-SES school group with more grade retentions and an intermediate-SES school group (n = 14) [~W]

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

Costa, J. M., & Miranda, G. L. (2019). Using Alice Software with 4C-ID Model: Effects in Programming Knowledge and Logical Reasoning. Informatics in Education, 18(1), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.15388/infedu.2019.01

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`title`	`Worksheet-driven problem sequence with just-in-time concepts and fading support`
`description`	`This instructional pattern sequences learning as worksheets, each describing a simulated problem to solve in Alice, with concepts introduced only when needed and teacher support progressively withdrawn.`
`status`	`review`
`generated`	by `process:settle-candidates` on `2026-11-02`
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`sources`	1 — `costa-and-miranda-2019`

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