such as the fact that the wire was not scratched, some wires were not
connected, and so on; and one group gave up on designing a motor and preferred to use a
simple one because the members were all female and did not have experience with DC
motors. This shows that experience and prior knowledge is important in improving other
skills in learning (Dochy, De Ridjt, & Dyck, 2002; Hailikari, Nevgi, & Lindblom-Ylanne, 2007).