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Should Students Ever Be Allowed to Fail at Classroom Tasks

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Should students ever be allowed to fail at classroom tasks? According to social cognitive theorists, the answer is:


A) yes because self-efficacy is highest when students fail at a task several times in a row before accomplishing it successfully.
B) yes because occasional failures interspersed among frequent successes teach students that perseverance pays off.
C) no because failure gives students the message that school is not an enjoyable place.
D) no because even a single failure can seriously deflate students' self-efficacy.

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