The Neural and Physiological Mechanisms of Learning through Productive Failure
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2021-08-27
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Abstract
Productive Failure is a learning design that creates conditions for learners to persist in generating and exploring representations and solution methods for solving complex, novel problems prior to formal instruction. There is a growing body of evidence that problem-solving followed by instruction can lead to better conceptual understanding and knowledge transfer, compared to instruction followed by problem-solving. This learning advantage occurs even in the face of initial failure to solve the problem. Research on productive failure yielded a number of cognitive mechanisms for why students learn better after encountering difficulties; however, the physiological mechanisms underpinning this process have yet to be explored. Recent research suggests a connection between heartbeats and cognitive processes, offering a novel method for investigating the physiological mechanisms of learning. Here, we introduce a novel means to explore the physiological mechanisms underlying the process of learning from failure, and argue for its usefulness. In particular, we aim to build a deeper explanatory basis of productive failure by exploring the impact of different heartbeat measurements and corroborating these measurements with behavioral signatures.
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EARLI 2021 online book of abstracts.
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307
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EARLI
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19th Biennial EARLI Conference: Education and Citizenship: Learning and Instruction and the Shaping of Futures (EARLI 2021)
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09590 - Kapur, Manu / Kapur, Manu
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Conference lecture held on August 27, 2021