A further study of productive failure in mathematical problem solving: unpacking the design components
Kapur, M. (2011)
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Research Papers
Productive failure in mathematical problem solving
Kapur, M. (2010)
Productive failure. Cognition and Instruction.
Kapur, M. (2008)
Productive Failure: Unlocking Deeper Learning through the Science of Failing
Kapur, M. (2024)
Problem-solving before instruction for learning linear algebra in university mathematics
Baumgartner, V., Daguati, S., Trninic, D., Akwél, M., Caspar, A., Hungerbühler, N., Kapur, M. (2025)
Replicating the Effectiveness of Sensemaking-focused Pedagogies
Sinha, T., Kapur, M. (2024)
Prior math achievement and inventive production predict learning from productive failure
Kapur, M., Saba, J., Roll, I. (2023)
Fail, flip, fix, and feed – Rethinking flipped learning: A review of meta-analyses and a subsequent meta-analysis
Kapur, M., Hattie, J., Grossman, I., Sinha, T. (2022)
Comparing the effectiveness of preparatory activities that help undergraduate students learn from instruction
Trninic, D., Sinha, T., Kapur, M. (2022)
When Problem Solving Followed by Instruction Works: Evidence for Productive Failure
Sinha, T., Kapur, M. (2021)
Micro productive failure and the acquisition of algebraic procedural knowledge
Ziegler, E., Trninic, D., Kapur, M. (2021)
Examining Productive Failure, Productive Success, Unproductive Failure, and Unproductive Success in Learning
Kapur, M. (2016)
Productive Failure in Learning Math
Kapur, M. (2014)
Comparing Learning From Productive Failure and Vicarious Failure
Kapur, M. (2013)
Productive failure in learning the concept of variance
Kapur, M. (2012)
Designing for Productive Failure
Kapur, M., Bielaczyc, K. (2011)
A further study of productive failure in mathematical problem solving: unpacking the design components
Kapur, M. (2011)
Productive failure in mathematical problem solving
Kapur, M. (2010)
Productive failure. Cognition and Instruction.
Kapur, M. (2008)
Productive Failure: Unlocking Deeper Learning through the Science of Failing
Kapur, M. (2024)
Problem-solving before instruction for learning linear algebra in university mathematics
Baumgartner, V., Daguati, S., Trninic, D., Akwél, M., Caspar, A., Hungerbühler, N., Kapur, M. (2025)
Replicating the Effectiveness of Sensemaking-focused Pedagogies
Sinha, T., Kapur, M. (2024)
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