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  • New studies propose an ideal amount of failure to better aid in the learning process. (Michael Surran, Wikimedia Commons)
    Failing Better
    Victoria Clare
    Some scientists have an exact figure for how much failure is optimal for learning: they say that learning is most effective when it involves failure 15 percent of the time.