Make it stick: The Science of Successful Learning

In the case of learning motor skills, one theory holds that when there’s immediate feedback it comes to be part of the task, so that later, in a real-world setting, its absence becomes a gap in the established pattern that disrupts performance. Active Learning from the Get-Go Part of the secret to Bruce is his sense, from the earliest age, of being the one in charge of Bruce. They also teach students the importance of having a “growth mindset” (see the work of Carol Dweck, discussed in Chapter 7)—that is, that learning is hard work and that struggle increases intellectual abilities. As a result, even students whose interests and aptitudes might lead them to successful science careers never get through the door.