Epic Fail

Failure, the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, is a promising area of study that could give insight into learning and allow for the creation of more effective learning spaces. Unfortunately, failure has transformed from simply not succeeding to something that determines future opportunities. In order to leverage failure, one must understand not only the metacognitive processes that are taking place, but also the learners’ interpretations of failure and how those interpretations might impact their future performance.