Principle of Least Effort – the suggestion that agents will usually take the path of least resistance – i.e., expend the least possible effort – to accomplish necessary tasks. The notion is incorporated into a wide range of formal and informal perspectives, including almost all discourses on learning that embrace an evolutionary dynamic.
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Davis, B., & Francis, K. (2024). “Principle of Least Effort” in Discourses on Learning in Education. https://learningdiscourses.com.
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