22. People Learn From Making Mistakes
Actually, the title of this section is not quite correct, for two reasons.
• People CAN learn from making mistakes, but they don’t always.
• People learn from mistakes when they get feedback about the mistake.
Because making mistakes and getting feedback on them is so important to effective learning, you want to build into your presentation opportunities for people to do activities, try out what you are presenting, and get feedback.
The Brain Reacts to Mistakes
In a study by Downar (2011), doctors made decisions (in a simulated situation) about what medications to prescribe. The doctors got feedback right away about whether they had made the right decision, and they then had an opportunity to try again, using ...
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