“When learning is harder, it’s stronger and lasts longer.”
Peter brown, make It stick
Learning takes work.
We don’t remember what’s easy. We remember what has challenged us.
We must expend effort for learning to occur. If learning is easy it is less meaningful and less permanent.
“Desirable difficulties” that mimic our real world tasks increase our performance.
Skill Building Methods
Provide challenging activities
Provide varied, spaced, and interleaved practice
Ask thoughtful questions
Avoid explicit explanations of things that can be self discovered
References & Resources
Source: Make It Stick, by Peter Brown
