Mistakes: Providing an opportunity for learning

Geoff N Masters

Mistakes: Providing an opportunity for learning

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Abstract

Willingness to acknowledge and learn from failure is essential for progress, writes Geoff Masters. Some organisations, industries and professions learn from mistakes better than others, states Professor Geoff Masters AO, Chief Executive of ACER.

Original language	English
Journal	[rd] School
Publication status	Published - 17 May 2016
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Education policy
Failure
Learning
Mistakes
School
Student engagement

Disciplines

Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research

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