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MICROLEARNING-DESIGN5 MIN READ

Show the expert move before asking for the learner move

Design a worked example that reveals the expert reasoning behind a microlearning task.

A microlearning designer needs to write a plausible wrong answer for a quiz on scenario-based learning. Worked example: start with the misconception, shape the wrong answer, keep it parallel, then explain the trap. Weak distractors are often obviously wrong, shorter than the correct answer, or unrelated to the misconception learners actually hold. Find the misconception Learners think a scenario is good if it includes a story, even when the decision is obvious. The distractor should represent that believable but incomplete idea. Write the tempting option Use: "Add more character detail so the scenario feels realistic." It sounds reasonable because realism…

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