“Failure as a Learning Mode” is a wicked problem. Failure is a necessary part of learning. Unfortunately, in schools, failure is viewed as insufficient learning rather than an important building block of learning. Grading and social norms criticize mistakes, which diminishes students’ desire to take risks that could lead to discovery.
Overall, failure seems to be avoided and not incorporated in the learning process. It is difficult to incorporate these ideas and model for learners that failure can lead to learning because of our own ideas or because of outside restraints placed on us. Further, changing the students’ parents’, and administrators’ views of failure is a monumental task; which is why it is considered a wicked problem.
Please consider answering this short survey about the wicked problem of “Failure as a Learning Mode” in our professional context. There are 9 questions. It should take you about 5 minutes to answer them.
I have crafted this survey, with my colleagues, for an assignment that is part of my graduate program in educational technology at Michigan State University. I also hope that the results will inform discussions and planning for technology integration in the work we do together, and with students. Your feedback back that you provide will also inform us on how to approach our solution to this wicked problem.
Your answers will be collected anonymously — please do not give your name or any other personally identifiable information. I will analyze this data and submit them for evaluation to my professors at Michigan State University. I will share my analyses with you once they are complete. I really hope this survey helps us to gather data that we can use and create solutions to solve this truly wicked problem.
You can find the survey by clicking here.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
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