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Confusion and Complex Learning during Interactions with Computer Learning Environments
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Lehman, Blair; D'Mello, Sidney; Graesser, Art – Internet and Higher Education, 2012
Folk wisdom holds that being confused is detrimental to learning. However, research on emotions and learning suggest a somewhat more complex relationship between confusion and learning outcomes. In fact, it has been proposed that impasses that trigger states of cognitive disequilibrium and confusion can create opportunities for deep learning of…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Learning Strategies, Problem Solving, Intervention