Hard But Not Too Hard

	Hard But Not Too Hard
Contributors	Yishay Mor
Last modification	May 15, 2017
Source	Mor (2008)
Pattern formats	OPR Alexandrian
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A challenge has to be set at a level which is slightly above the participants current level. A challenge too easy will be perceived as boring, while a challenge too hard will result in frustration – both leading to disengagement.

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↑ Patlet published in Mor, Y. (2008). Guess my X and other Techno-pedagogical Patterns: Toward a Language of Patterns for Teaching and Learning Mathematics. In Proceedings of the 13th European Conference on Pattern Languages of Programs (EuroPLoP 2008). New York:ACM.

[Mor-1] Patlet published in Mor, Y. (2008). Guess my X and other Techno-pedagogical Patterns: Toward a Language of Patterns for Teaching and Learning Mathematics. In Proceedings of the 13th European Conference on Pattern Languages of Programs (EuroPLoP 2008). New York:ACM.

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