Productive failure unlocking deeper learning through the science of failing / Manu Kapur.
| Author/creator | Kapur, Manu |
| Other author | John Wiley & Sons. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, a Wiley imprint, [2025] |
| Description | pages cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Part 1: The Problem and Its Solution -- Chapter 1: The Problems of Learning -- Chapter 2: The Solution: Productive Failure -- Part 2: The Science of Failure -- Chapter 3: Activation -- Chapter 4: Awareness -- Chapter 5: Affect -- Chapter 6: Assembly -- Part 3: Designing for Productive Failure -- Chapter 7: Designing for Others -- Chapter 8: Designing for Self. |
| Abstract | "We need Productive Failure. Global studies prove that Productive Failure is up to three times more effective than a year of direct instruction from an outstanding teacher. If all classes were taught using Productive Failure, a person could gain enough time to be the equivalent of skipping two years of school. When compared side by side with Direct Instruction models, Productive Failure students have invariably demonstrated significantly deeper conceptual understanding as well as a greater ability to transfer what was learned to novel problems than students who had received direct instruction. If not designed for failure in the initial stages, learning tends to be shallow and inflexible. But with Productive Failure, learning is deep, flexible, and adaptive"-- Provided by publisher. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2024024149 |
| ISBN | 9781394219995 (hardback) |
| ISBN | (adobe pdf) |
| ISBN | (epub) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |