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Do You Learn More by Struggling on Hard Problems?

Scott H. Young · 25 May 2022 · scotthyoung.com

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  1. For starters, it’s abundantly clear that both practice and instruction are necessary for effective learning.
  2. Pure discovery learning, where students are never shown instructions or examples, fails miserably.