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lab-scaffolding

A lab scaffolding skill used by the lab-designer agent. Provides lab difficulty calibration, starter code design, capstone project structures, and self-directed learning strategies. Used for 'lab design,' 'project assignments,' 'scaffolding,' 'hands-on labs,' and related topics.

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# Lab Scaffolding — Lab Scaffolding Methodology

Expert knowledge used by the lab-designer agent when designing hands-on assignments and projects.

## Why Scaffolding

If you tell learners "build a program" without support, 90% will give up. **Scaffolding** is the strategy of gradually providing support for what learners cannot do alone, then reducing support as their ability grows.

## Five-Level Lab Pyramid

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          /\
         / 5 \  <- Capstone Project (open-ended)
        /-----\