Another study, titled “Why Do Only Some Events Cause Learning During Human Tutoring?”, found the answer was straightforward: because most tutors swoop in with answers and support far too early. In surveying different university-level physics tutoring systems, the researchers discovered that “regardless of the tutorial explanations employed, when students were not at an impasse, learning was uncommon.” The most effective tutoring systems, on the other hand, all shared one thing: They delayed instruction until students reached the point of failure. Growth comes at the point of resistance. Skills
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