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People Learn Best and Most Deeply When:

  • They try to answer questions or solve problems they find interesting, intriguing, important, or beautiful;

  • They can try, fail, receive feedback, and try again before anyone makes a judgement of their work;

  • They can work collaboratively with other learners struggling with the same problems;

  • They face repeated challenges to their existing fundamental paradigms;

  • They care that their existing paradigms do not work;

  • They can get support (emotional, physical, and intellectual) when they need it;

  • They feel in control of their own learning, not manipulated;

  • They believe that their work will be considered fairly and honestly;

  • They believe that their work will matter;

  • They believe that intelligence and abilities are expandable, that if they work hard, they will get better at it;

  • They believe other people have faith in their ability to learn;

  • They believe that they can learn.
The Research Academy for University Learning at Montclair State University - Montclair, New Jersey, 07043, USA
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