Concept information
Preferred term
principle of desirable difficulties
Definition
- In certain conditions, making the encoding of information more difficult (e.g. spacing the repetition of items) promotes long-term retention.
Broader concept
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Bibliographic citation(s)
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• Bjork, E. L., & Bjork, R. (2011). Making things hard on yourself, but in a good way: Creating desirable difficulties to enhance learning. In M. A. Gernsbacher, R. . Pew, L. M. Hough, & J. R. Pomerantz (Eds.), Psychology and the real world: Essays illustrating fundamentals contributions to society (p. 56-64). Worth Publishers.
• Document type: literature review
• Access: closed
- • Bjork, R. A. (1994). Memory and metamemory considerations in the training of human beings. In J. Metcalfe & A. P. Shimamura (Eds.), Metacognition: Knowing about Knowing (p. 185-205). MIT Press.
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• Access: closed
- • Bjork, R. A., & Bjork, E. L. (2020). Desirable difficulties in theory and practice. Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, 9(4), 475–479. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jarmac.2020.09.003
• Document type: literature review
• Access: closed
- • Chen, O., Castro-Alonso, J. C., Paas, F., & Sweller, J. (2018). Undesirable difficulty effects in the learning of high-element interactivity materials. Frontiers in Psychology, 9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01483
• Document type: literature review
• Access: open
- • Pyke, W., Lunau, J., & Javadi, A.-H. (in press). Does difficulty moderate learning? A Comparative Analysis of the Desirable Difficulties Framework and Cognitive Load Theory. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 17470218241308143. https://doi.org/10.1177/17470218241308143
• Document type: literature review
• Access: closed
- • Zepeda, C. D., Martin, R. S., & Butler, A. C. (2020). Motivational strategies to engage learners in desirable difficulties. Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, 9(4), 468–474. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jarmac.2020.08.007
• Document type: literature review
• Access: closed
Creator
- Frank Arnould
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