Editing Pedagogical pattern (section)

== Example structure of a pattern ==
Mitchell Weisburgh proposed nine aspects to documenting a pedagogical pattern for a certain skill.<ref>{{cite web |last=Weisburgh |first=Mitchell |url=http://ifets.ieee.org/discussions/discuss_june2004.html |title=Documenting good education and training practices through design patterns |website=[[IEEE]] |access-date=2007-10-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140815031631/http://ifets.ieee.org/discussions/discuss_june2004.html |archive-date=2014-08-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Not every pattern needs to include all nine. His listing is reproduced below:

* ''Name'' – single word or short phrase that refers to the pattern. This allows for rapid association and retrieval.
* ''Problem'' – definition of a problem, including its intent or a desired outcome, and symptoms that would indicate that this problem exists.
* ''Context'' – preconditions which must exist in order for that problem to occur; this is often a situation. When forces conflict, the resolutions of those conflicts is often implied by the context.
* ''Forces'' – description of forces or constraints and how they interact. Some of the forces may be contradictory. For example: being thorough often conflicts with time or money constraints.
* ''Solution'' – instructions, possibly including variants. The solution may include pictures, diagrams, prose, or other media.
* ''Examples'' – sample applications and solutions, analogies, visual examples, and known uses can be especially helpful, help user understand the context
* ''Resulting Context'' – result after the pattern has been applied, including postconditions and side effects. It might also include new problems that might result from solving the original problem.
* ''Rationale'' – the thought processes that would go into selecting this pattern, The rationale includes an explanation of why this pattern works, how forces and constraints are resolved to construct a desired outcome.
* ''Related Patterns'' – differences and relationships with other patterns, possibly predecessor, antecedents, or alternatives that solve similar problems.

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