- Kind and Wicked Problems Promote Rigorous Learning - Edutopia
Wicked problems are challenges or situations in which feedback in the form of outcomes from actions or observations is poor, misleading, or even missing (Hogarth et al , 2015) Wicked problems provide anti–light bulb moments because our actions are filled with unclear reactions, delays in improvement, and even inaccurate (or absent) feedback
- Making a Wicked Learning Environment More Kind
That term comes from psychologist Robin Hogarth, who used it to describe situations in which people don’t necessarily learn from experience — in part because feedback is delayed, or inaccurate In contrast, “kind learning environments” have built-in feedback that is clear and immediate, which helps people improve over time Think
- Ill-Defined Problems in Wicked Learning Environments
The second issue is that these biases, if not consciously addressed by the problem solver, can foster a wicked learning environment 45 A wicked learning environment is one in which feedback is unreliable, incomplete, or deceptive, making it difficult for problem solvers to accurately assess the effectiveness of their operators This contextual
- More from David Epstein on kind and wicked learning environments
The learning environment is kind because a learner improves simply by engaging in the activity and trying to do better … In wicked domains, the rules of the game are often unclear or incomplete, there may or may not be repetitive patterns and they may not be obvious, and feedback is often delayed, inaccurate, or both
- Not So Fast: The Hidden Value of Delaying Educational Feedback
Effects of feedback in a computer-based learning environment on students’ learning outcomes: A meta-analysis Review of Educational Research, 85(4), 475–511 Education
- The Myth of Deliberate Practice Mastery
Or, more specifically, the rate and quality of feedback In kind environments, like learning to play tennis or chess, feedback is immediate and accurate, allowing us to quickly adjust our actions and improve In wicked environments feedback can be long-delayed or erroneous, leading to poor decisions and misjudged confidence
- Kind Environment and Wicked Environment | Delightful . . .
wicked learning environments He described these as situations in which feedback in the form of outcomes of actions or observations is poor, misleading, or even missing In contrast, in kind learning environments, feedback links outcomes directly to the appropriate actions or judgments and is both accurate and plentiful
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