An Observational Study of Undergraduate Teaching Assistants' use of Subgoal Learning(…)
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Observational study integrates subgoal learning into a 13‑week CS1 course with 21 tutors, 62+ observations and handouts, briefings and follow‑ups as supports. Observers code practice and find a mean of nearly four uses per session and strong uses ~two per session; uses are triggered by tutor choice (~50%), exercise prompts (~25%) and student struggle. Fidelity shows frequent single‑label mentions rather than full worked‑example reuse, and familiarity correlates with stronger implementation.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Subgoal learning study intro
- 2:27Course structure and method
- 4:54Subgoal learning strategy
- 7:20Training tutors
- 8:47Observation and data collection
- 11:16Strategy usage frequency
- 13:20Implementation fidelity
- 15:08Reported vs observed use
- 16:11Key findings
- 17:16Q&A
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