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Learning from Mistakes

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Learning to Learn›Learning to Learn|Ages 8—9|ID: mt_TDUpy57QVM

When you get something wrong, investigate why — what did you misunderstand or overlook? Analysing errors is one of the most powerful ways to learn

Mastery Evidence

  • error analysis research
  • Hattie feedback effect size

Assessment Prompt

“When [child] gets something wrong on a test or activity, do they look at the mistake to understand what went wrong — rather than just moving on?”

Prerequisites2

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  • Checking Your Own Work soft

    Investigating why something was wrong grows from the earlier habit of checking whether an answer seems right

  • Trying a New Approach hard

    Error analysis requires the habit of trying different approaches — you need to have tried something before you can analyse what went wrong

    • Feeling of not understanding hard

      Strategy switching is triggered by noticing the current approach isn't working — requires comprehension monitoring

      • Asking for Help hard

        Noticing confusion and acting on it requires already knowing that asking for help is a valid response to being stuck

    • Planning a Task hard

      Switching strategy requires first having made a plan — you can only switch away from something you chose deliberately

      • Checking Your Own Work hard

        Planning before a task grows from the habit of checking back after finishing — both are self-regulatory bookends

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