Remove hints gradually as the learner gains control
The jump from watching a full solution to solving everything alone can be large. Faded guidance creates intermediate steps: first complete the final line, then several missing steps, then the whole task. The support decreases as the learner takes responsibility for more of the work.
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A complete example may be understandable while a blank page still feels impossible. The difference is how much of the task the learner must generate without support.
Fading gradually removes that support. Start with a solved example, then present a similar one with its final step missing. Later examples can leave more decisions and steps to the learner.
The missing pieces should follow the learning goal. If choosing a method is the difficult part, practice eventually needs to remove the method label as well as the numerical steps.
Progress need not follow a rigid schedule. If an omitted step reveals confusion, the relevant explanation can return briefly. The aim is increasing independent capability, rather than removing help merely because a set amount of time has passed.