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productive failure: a standalone construct

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Learning sciences

letting learners struggle with complex problems before instruction, which can improve later learning.

In learning sciences, productive failure refers to letting learners struggle with complex problems before instruction, which can improve later learning. This meaning comes from Kapur (2008) in Cognition and Instruction.[1]

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cognition4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs complex4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs failure4 fields · 6 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs

References

Kapur, M. (2008). Productive Failure. Cognition and Instruction, 26(3), 379-424. https://doi.org/10.1080/07370000802212669

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