Do people learn from their mistakes? This question is often a subject of discussion at rehabilitation centers. For people with memory problems preventing mistakes is a better learning strategy. New ...

Trial-and-error may help older adults to learn better, a Canadian study suggests. The experiments compared results on memory tests after trial-and-error learning and ...

Failure is the best teacher. This may be an old saying, but for a number of years, some groups have championed 'errorless learning'. The idea is that by drilling people with the right answers, they'll ...