Smalltalk scaffolding: a case study of minimalist instruction

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Smalltalk scaffolding: a case study of minimalist instruction

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Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on Human factors in computing systems: Empowering people table of contents

Seattle, Washington, United States

Pages: 423 - 430

Year of Publication: 1990

ISBN:0-201-50932-6

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Mary Beth Rosson	IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, P.O. Box 704, Yorktown Heights, NY
John M. Carrol	IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, P.O. Box 704, Yorktown Heights, NY
Rachel K. E. Bellamy	IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, P.O. Box 704, Yorktown Heights, NY

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SIGCHI: ACM Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction

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ACM New York, NY, USA

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ABSTRACT

A curriculum was developed to introduce users to the Smalltalk object-oriented programming language. Applying the Minimalist model of instruction [3], we developed a set of example-based learning scenarios aimed at supporting real work, getting started fast, reasoning and improvising, coordinating system and text, supporting error recognition and recovery, and exploiting prior knowledge. We describe our initial curriculum design as well as the significant changes that have taken place as we have observed it in use.

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