Participant 1

Initial description: Create another, smaller geometrical shape inside the existing ones by leaving out a 1 square-thick border.

Final description: Create another, smaller geometrical shape inside the existing ones by leaving out a 1 square-thick border.


Attempt 1: Correct

Participant 2

Initial description: You fill in the colored squares/rectangles with light blue leaving only a 1 square border of the original blocks.

Final description: You fill in the colored squares/rectangles with light blue leaving only a 1 square border of the original blocks.


Attempt 1: Correct

Participant 3

Initial description: I forgot to accent the interior fills!

Final description: I continued to use the 3 steps to create the images but I could have saved time by leaving out a step here or there.


Attempt 1: Incorrect
Attempt 2: Incorrect
Attempt 3: Incorrect

Participant 4

Initial description: Each input is transformed by a machine that applies a hidden rule to produce a corresponding output.

Final description: Each input is transformed by a machine that applies a hidden rule to produce a corresponding output.


Attempt 1: Correct

Participant 5

Initial description: You leave a border around the symbol, but fill in the rest of the center.

Final description: You leave a border around the symbol, but fill in the rest of the center.


Attempt 1: Correct

Participant 6

Initial description: The central blocks within each colored blocks are changed to light blue.

Final description: The central blocks within each colored block are changed to light blue.


Attempt 1: Incorrect
Attempt 2: Correct

Participant 7

Initial description: With this the grid size stayed the same. You needed to copy the test input over. You needed to fill the middle of each square with light blue. The only part of the square that did not need to change color was the outer edge.

Final description: With this the grid size stayed the same. You needed to copy the test input over. You needed to fill the middle of each square with light blue. The only part of the square that did not need to change color was the outer edge.


Attempt 1: Correct

Participant 8

Initial description: I thought the rule was to fill in the inside of each rectangle with light blue, leaving the outer edges.

Final description: I thought the rule was to fill in the inside of each rectangle with light blue, leaving the outer edges.


Attempt 1: Correct

Participant 9

Initial description: merged the blocks

Final description: To create a block inside the puzzle


Attempt 1: Incorrect
Attempt 2: Incorrect
Attempt 3: Incorrect

Participant 10

Initial description: Fill in each square to match the example on the right and then fill each with light blue without touching the edge square.

Final description: Change the grid size to 14 H by 13 W. Then copy the square placement on the left and fill the inside squares of each with light blue, not touching any of the edge squares.


Attempt 1: Incorrect
Attempt 2: Correct