![]() ![]() So, that leaves us with a dilemma: Do we keep or remove the “Sneak Peek”? What decision will result in more students learning? To help us with this decision, we utilized our A/B testing framework. One student even created an animation to encourage those confused studnets to keep. Some students say “wow, that was so cool, makes me want to keep going!” – but other students leave visibly confused comments. Since adding that talk-through to the intro, we’ve had mixed reactions. ![]() We thought that one way to achieve that goal would be to give students a teaser of what they could make if they kept going – so we added a “Sneak Peek” talk-through, where Sophia creates a cool painting program from scratch, telling students “you won’t understand this program yet, but if you keep going, you will!”. Our goal in that tutorial isn’t to teach programming – it’s to get them excited about learning programming. Note: It is not necessary to have completed the Advent Unit Studies in a particular order.In our intro tutorial, we explain what programming is, why it’s cool, and how you can learn it on Khan Academy. Sonlight recipe cards for building your own holiday recipe fileĪlready completed Jotham's Journey? Check out our next Advent Unit Study in the series: Tabitha's Travels.Curated list of holiday literature to enrich your enjoyment of the Christmas season. ![]()
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