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That's interesting breaking a problem down into steps seems such an intuitive approach.

Coming from a technical programming background Middle Out is the methodology I often use BTW

Which level are you teaching at? I would expect University students to be capable of "taking a problem and dividing it into small tasks "

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I agree. To me, it's the only approach, but I've been doing it for so long. On some level, the students understand this as well, but doing it is a different matter, especially when it comes to programming. I teach on some very practice-orientated higher education programmes in Denmark at the level of a bachelor's degree. We tend to get different types of students than those who would apply for a bachelor's degree at one of our universities, which could also be part of the explanation.

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