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Kids learn better by trying and failing

Posted Oct 21st, 2009 at 8:50 PM and seen
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More coverage of Education.

Nate Kornell, Matthew Hays, and Robert Bjork of U.C.L.A. found that kids learn better if conditions are arranged so that errors are more likely. This contradicts the commonly accepted practice of “errorless learning” of many educators. According to the U.C.L.A. study, trying and failing is good for learning. Read about the study here.

By Guy Kawasaki.

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Oct 22, 2009
fabio liked this post.
Oct 22, 2009
Brent W. Hopkins said...
Yes! The fear and stigma of "failure" are holding up human progress on all levels. Personally, I am most proud of some of my failures (not all of them though LOL).
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