How Productive Struggle Fires Up Learners
When students grapple with challenging problems, their confusion and frustration can actually lead to more durable learning.
October 7, 2021 Updated October 14, 2021
Looking for the resources cited in the video?
- 2019 study on measuring actual learning versus feeling of learning in the classroom, by Louis Deslauriers et al.
- 2013 article on effective learning techniques, by John Dunlosky et al.
- 2019 research analysis on active learning spaces, by Robert Talbert and Anat Mor-Avi
- 2016 research brief on productive struggle in mathematics, by Marian Pasquale
- 2008 study on productive failure, by Manu Kapur
- Edutopia’s 2021 interview with Jo Boaler, “Are We Teaching the Math Kids Need?”