Front-Page February #4

Check GHC Inform each day this month to anonymously test your ability to distinguish fact from fiction. The correct answer to each question will be posted in GHC Inform the following day. Don’t delay! Each question can accept up to 40 responses.

It is better to show a student a worked out problem than have them figure it out themselves.

True: For new tasks, showing worked out examples leads to better learning.

van Merriënboer, J. J. G., & Kirschner, P. A. (2013). Ten steps to complex learning: a systematic approach to four-component instructional design (2nd ed.). London: Routledge.