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a type of learning impediment where the intended learning may not take place because the student is unable to make sense of the teaching in terms of existing ideas
"Null learning impediments may occur because the assumed prior learning has not taken place, or because the learner does not bring it to mind when the new material is met" (Taber, 2008, p.83)
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