Although error avoidance during learning appears to be the rule in American classrooms,
laboratory studies suggest that it may be a counterproductive strategy, at least for …

In some educational contexts, such as during assessments, it is essential to avoid errors. In
other contexts, however, generating an error can foster valuable learning opportunities. For …

Constructive error handling is considered an important factor for individual learning
processes. In a quasi-experimental study with Grades 6 to 9 students, we investigate effects …

Producing an error, so long as it is followed by corrective feedback, has been shown to
result in better retention of the correct answers than does simply studying the correct …

Error management training (EMT) is a training method that involves active exploration as
well as explicit encouragement for learners to make errors during training and to learn from …

A theory of how people detect and correct their own performance errors during skill practice
is proposed. The basic principles of the theory are that errors are caused by overly general …

Testing has been found to be a powerful learning tool, but educators might be reluctant to
make full use of its benefits for fear that any errors made would be harmful to learning. We …

Despite a long tradition of applying techniques of error-free learning in behavioral
psychology, used to teach new skills to people with developmental learning disabilities …

Errors are inevitable in most learning contexts, but under the right conditions, they can be
beneficial for learning. Prior research indicates that generating and learning from errors can …

Error is a pervasive and inescapable aspect of empirical science, and it often plays a causal
role in experimental outcomes. But little is known about children's understanding of the …