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What can a failed attempt tell you about learning?

A mistake becomes useful when you use it to decide what to change next.

If a first attempt falls short, the result can still reveal a gap in understanding or practice. A learning goal asks what the attempt taught you and what kind of feedback would help. That does not mean every failure is valuable on its own; repetition without a change in method may simply reproduce the same result.

The idea often called a growth mindset is that ability can develop with effective strategies, support and practice. It should invite better conditions for learning rather than place every difficulty on the learner’s attitude.

A small example

After missing several fraction questions, a student compares the errors and discovers one repeated misconception about denominators.

Keep in mind

Effort alone cannot remove every obstacle; time, instruction, feedback and resources also matter.

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College Success — It's All in the Mindset

OpenStax contributors · OpenStax, Rice University

CC BY 4.0. Rewritten as a self-contained explanation; the example and activity are Vakataka additions. No source images reproduced.

Source edition: 2024-10-16T17:33:40Z

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