Answer: Ground Truth: A picture of an apple.

Did your answer match this? Great, now imagine anytime your student saw a picture of an apple, you were there to provide the ground truth to say “yes, it is an apple.” Over time, just as we eventually learn what an apple is without constantly having to ask an “expert,” your student learns to independently classify objects that look like an apple.

Everything is going well until your student stumbles upon something that doesn’t look like an apple.

They once again ask you: “What is this?” You subsequently proceed with the same three steps before passing your knowledge onto the learner.

Step 1. Observation: Click “Next” to observe the object.