Students enact agency toward the self by maintaining motivation through embracing uncertainty and learning from mistakes, and by taking time for reflection and serendipity¶

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q2 i? Students sustained motivation by allowing low-stakes mistakes and shifting away from a dichotomous success/failure perspective. → Weiwei Liu 2025

Evidence¶

Weiwei Liu 2025¶

Weiwei Liu, Valentina C. Tassone, Pascal Frank, Renate Wesselink, Harm J.A. Biemans. (2025). The role of human agency in dealing with challenges in transdisciplinary learning for sustainability in higher education: A scoping literature review. Educational Research Review 49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.edurev.2025.100747

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Scoping review synthesis of actions toward the self, mostly reported by students. The review reports students confronted fear of failure, believed enduring discomfort was worthwhile for self-development, and found motivation through personal interests and ownership in the learning process.

"By allowing themselves to make low-stakes mistakes and learn from failures, students developed a sense of security in navigating uncertainties within the problem context (Veltman et al., 2019)."

Discussion¶

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