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What changed

Improved workshop/side-quest-01-02-environment-reference.md, the lowest-scoring file (4.93/10.0) flagged by the automated Curriculum Quality Evaluator, per its active_learning (2.1, benchmark ≥10) and cognitive_load (word-count) findings.

  • Added a collapsible "match the tool to its screenshot" self-check before the conceptual screenshots section, so learners actively retrieve rather than passively read the visuals.
  • Split the single 9-row glossary table into two focused tables ("Development environments" and "AI tools and models"), each followed by a one-item takeaway checklist, so understanding is confirmed incrementally.
  • Trimmed redundant per-screenshot descriptive sentences (information already in the glossary tables) to offset the added activity markup and keep the page near its previous word count.
  • Preserved the existing checkpoint, all links, and all images unchanged.

Learner pain point addressed

This reference page was 1,433 words with an activity density of only 0.63 — nine sequential image+caption blocks read passively with only one hands-on check (gh --version/git --version). Learners had no structured way to confirm they actually retained which tool maps to which screenshot before moving on.

Why it helps workshop flow

The new reveal-style self-check and incremental table takeaways convert passive recognition into retrieval practice, consistent with Cognitive Load Theory and Mayer's Multimedia Principle — without inflating the page length. This follows the curriculum evaluator's improvement prompt for this file.

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…ide quest

- Add a match-tool-to-screenshot self-check (collapsible reveal) before the
  conceptual screenshots section, addressing the curriculum evaluator finding
  that the page reads passively despite length.
- Split the single glossary table into two focused tables (development
  environments, AI tools and models), each followed by a one-item takeaway
  checklist so learners confirm understanding incrementally instead of
  scanning one long table.
- Trim redundant descriptive sentences under each screenshot (info already
  present in the glossary tables) to offset the added activity markup and
  keep the page under ~1,330 words.
- Preserve the existing checkpoint section, links, and images unchanged.

Addresses curriculum-eval issue: side-quest-01-02-environment-reference.md —
active_learning (2.1, benchmark >=10) and cognitive_load word-count flags.

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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