Because the point in question is cognitive load, not what you brought up. What the student gets out of the encounter is a wholly different question, but argueably related, as the idea if I understand it right is that if the cognitive load is too high early on in the learning process, the student will not absorb so readily the basic concepts of writing code that you are trying to convey.
Bob S > On Apr 23, 2017, at 24:55 , Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > I'm not sure why smaller should necessarily be better. > > Surely a better equation might be how much one gets out for what one puts in. > > Another consideration is how many transferrable skills one learns during any > one cognitive apprenticeship. > > Richmond. _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
