One advantage of this approach is that the instructor can provide scaffolding to get the students started and later provide solutions where they can see where t

One advantage of this approach is that the instructor can provide scaffolding to get the students started and later provide solutions where they can see where they went wrong. A second advantage is that the students have a written record to study. This should help motivated students with the drive to learn the material. Without such a drive, nothing you do will make a difference. A third benefit to this approach is the ability to add links to good explanations of difficult concepts in the notebook.