Instructional support that helps a novice hinders an expert, so the method must change as competence grows.
The scaffolding that carries a beginner becomes redundant material the expert must process and discard, which costs more than it gives. It is the reason a single best teaching method cannot exist: the correct method is a function of where the learner already is.
In practice
- A checklist that halves errors for new staff slows the experienced ones and they stop using it.
- A manual written for beginners is unusable by the people who need the reference.
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- Learning & Education
- Essay
- What works in learning, and what schools can and cannot change