Errors are an inevitable part of learning. But many students perceive mistakes as threats to their self-esteem, associating them with failure rather than growth. By cultivating a constructive error climate, we redefine mistakes as valuable learning tools. This involves shifting the classroom narrative from “don’t
In the fourth season of Gilmore Girls, there’s a memorable episode where Rory, navigating her first semester at Yale, visits her ethics professor during office hours. Under the guise of clarifying notes, she secretly hopes for praise on her recent essay. Confident in her performance,
Students need feedback that helps them improve, and that includes identifying their errors. Without corrective feedback, efforts to improve limp along. But do students need what we typically dish out? I was a bit disconcerted by findings in a recent cross-disciplinary survey. The researchers (Knight
