Failure is a critical part of the learning process and is foundational to the scientific process. It prompts reflection and modification of one’s approach and can lead to scientific discoveries previously unknown. Despite the importance of failure to scientists (and scientists in training), the skills of how to fail well and bounce back from failure are not commonly embedded in STEM course design at the post-secondary level. Our research attempts to address this gap through an evidence-based approach to course and assessment design that provide opportunities for students to productively learn from failure. 

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• Henry, M. A., Shorter, S., Charkoudian, L., Heemstra, J. M., & Corwin, L. A. (2019). FAIL Is Not a Four-Letter Word: A Theoretical Framework for Exploring Undergraduate Students' Approaches to Academic Challenge and Responses to Failure in STEM Learning Environments. CBE Life Sci Educ, 18(1), ar11.

• Kapur, M. (2015). Learning from productive failure. Learning: Research and Practice, 1(1), 51-65.

• Sterner, B., & DiTeresi, C. (2021). Making coherent senses of success in scientific modeling. European Journal for Philosophy of Science, 11(1), 1–20.