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Brian Frank's avatar

Thanks for this. Makes me wonder why they don't cite what (I think) is pretty good evidence for the effectiveness productive struggle (in particular contexts and when done in particular ways). There's some really clear and well documented examples, I know off the top of my head, mostly

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https://aaalab.stanford.edu/papers/CI2202pp129-184.pdf

https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fa0025140

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11251-016-9374-0

https://journals.aps.org/prper/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.12.010128

It just seems like there is such a large and varied body of evidence one could point to. It's interesting that they choose not to point to it, or don't consider it the kind of studies that are important o point to. Or? Surely, there's got to be more than what I can just recall from memory.

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Josh Fisher's avatar

Not gonna lie. This made me almost tear up. Really nice analysis.

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