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Record 1 2012-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Education Theory and Methods
DEF

The unintentional or unplanned learning that results from other activities.

CONT

Incidental learning is defined as a spontaneous action or transaction, the intention of which is task accomplishment, but which serendipitously increases particular knowledge, skill, or understanding. [It], includes such things as learning from mistakes, learning by doing, learning through networking, learning from a series of interpersonal experiments.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie cognitive
  • Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
DEF

[Apprentissage non intentionnel] au cours d'une activité momentanée qui a une autre finalité.

Spanish

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