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|source= Mor (2008)<ref name="Mor>Patlet published in Mor, Y. (2008). [http://oro.open.ac.uk/30327/1/paper19.pdf Guess my X and other Techno-pedagogical Patterns: Toward a Language of Patterns for Teaching and Learning Mathematics.] In ''Proceedings of the 13th European Conference on Pattern Languages of Programs (EuroPLoP 2008)''. New York:ACM.</ref>
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A challenge has to be set at a level which is slightly above the participants current level. A challenge too easy will be perceived as boring, while a challenge too hard will result in frustration – both leading to disengagement.


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