The Faces of Failure: Understanding Students’ Experiences with Failure in the Introductory Chemistry Laboratory

Shauna Schechtel; Amanda Bongers

doi:10.1039/d5rp00297d

October 17, 2025Chemistry Education Research and Practice

The Faces of Failure: Understanding Students’ Experiences with Failure in the Introductory Chemistry Laboratory

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Failure plays a crucial role in the learning process, as it can enhance student understanding and engagement.
The study identifies specific emotional responses students have towards failure within the chemistry laboratory context.
Interventions designed to incorporate failure into learning strategies may improve student outcomes in science education.
Exploring student experiences around failure highlights the need for a supportive learning environment that addresses emotional challenges.

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Observational study reveals the impact of failure on student experience in chemistry labs, suggesting new educational interventions.

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Failure is recognized as valuable to learning in the classroom and research contexts. While interventions incorporating failure into learning have been explored in science education, the affective experience of failure...

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Schechtel et al. (2025) studied this question.

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