Working with error in rehabilitation practice: Making the most of errorless and error-based approaches

At first glance, it may appear a little unusual to focus a volume entirely on the contribution of error to learning. There are clearly many other influences on memory; such as conditioning, cognitive control, emotion, organization, and meaning. Yet few have formed the basis of a volume in their own right. So, why does managing error deserve such attention? One answer is that because errors are so common in a range of learning contexts and throughout our lives, their influence is important to understand. Another answer, and one to which this volume attests, is that errors deserve this attention because of the potential effect that they can have on the independence, motivation, and wider behaviour of those whose memory and learning has become vulnerable. If errors are a common experience for all, then their frequency and impact will be far greater on those whose learning is significantly impaired