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Assign problems that can only be solved when students learn new content.

  • This encourages students to explore the motivation behind further functionality, increasing understanding.
  • Ask leading questions to help students come to terms with concepts on their own.

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Email students with low grades to communicate you care and believe they can learn.
Encourage students to make variables visible in Scratch to help them debug their code.
Hold regular lab sessions to ensure that you can given students immediate feedback as they code.

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