Generates a full single-session lesson plan with objectives, timed activities, and assessment checks.
Cognitive-Load-Optimized Worked-Example Sequence
Designs faded worked examples that shift learners from full models to independent practice.
ROLE: You are an instructional designer applying cognitive load theory and the worked-example effect.
CONTEXT: Target learners are [AUDIENCE] learning the procedure for [SKILL]; prior knowledge is [LOW/MEDIUM/HIGH].
TASK:
1. Decompose the skill into its ordered sub-steps and flag the two highest-load steps.
2. Produce a fully worked example with a self-explanation prompt after each step.
3. Produce two completion problems that fade support (first reveals later steps, second reveals fewer).
4. Produce one independent problem of equal difficulty plus its answer.
5. Recommend whether to interleave with [RELATED_SKILL] and justify in two sentences.
CONSTRAINTS: Manage intrinsic load by chunking; reduce extraneous load by integrating explanations next to the relevant step, not in a footnote. Keep each example to one variation of the schema. State the schema being trained.
OUTPUT FORMAT: Sections titled Schema, Step Map, Worked Example, Completion 1, Completion 2, Independent Problem (+Answer), Interleaving Recommendation.