Même si cela peut sembler assez contre-intuitif, commettre délibérément des erreurs pourrait améliorer l’apprentissage.
Faire une erreur n’est souvent pas vraiment intentionnel et nous semblons autant que possible les fuir. Car en commettre peut nous donner l’impression d’être dans une situation d’échec, mais aussi parce que, de manière plus prosaïque, l’ancrage, ainsi que la répétition de cette erreur, en lieu et place d’une correcte réponse, semble avoir des conséquences néfastes sur l’apprentissage. Néanmoins, l’erreur ne peut-elle pas, tout de même, être utile à l’apprentissage, en particulier, lorsqu’elle est consciemment commise ?
Chronique diffusée le 19 mai 2022. L’ensemble des chroniques est accessible sur une playlist dédiée.
Pour aller plus loin :
« To learn better, make mistakes », par Arash Emamzadeh. Publié sur Psychology today, le 26/03/2022. Consulté le 16/05/2022. Lien : https://www.psychologytoday.com/nz/blog/finding-new-home/202203/learn-better-make-mistakes.
Un autre épisode du podcast en lien :
« La Tête Dans Le Cerveau #175 – Le controversant apprentissage manuscrit et numérique ».
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