Many studies investigating inquiry learning in science domains have appeared over the
years. Throughout this period, inquiry learning has been regularly criticized by scholars who …

Since Bruner's introduction of discovery learning in the 1960s, there has been an ongoing
and intensive debate on the value of inductive teaching methods (eg, problem-solving …

When learning a new concept, should students engage in problem solving followed by
instruction (PS-I) or instruction followed by problem solving (I-PS)? Noting that there is a …

The current meta-analysis quantifies the average effect of worked examples on mathematics
performance from elementary grades to postsecondary settings and to assess what …

Multiple meta-analyses have now documented small positive effects of teacher professional
development (PD) on pupil test scores. However, the field lacks any validated explanatory …

Instruction often spans multiple phases (eg, phases of discovery learning, instructional
explanations, practice) with different learning goals and different pedagogies. For any …

Abstract Although Productive Failure has shown to be effective (Kapur, 2016; Loibl, Roll, &
Rummel, 2017), it is not clear if failure in problem-solving is necessary. Initial work in a quasi …

Productive Failure (PF) is an instructional design that implements a problem-solving phase
which aims at preparing students for learning from a subsequent instruction. PF has been …

Productive Failure is an instructional approach in which students engage in problem‐solving
attempts prior to instruction. The Productive Failure approach has been found to be more …

Students can learn better from instruction after first engaging in activities that prepare them
to learn (Kapur, 2016; Loibl, Roll, & Rummel, 2017; Schwartz & Bransford, 1998). In this …