Each learning environment falls somewhere on the wicked / kind scale.
The most kind environment is one where
- all the information is totally available, you don’t have to search for it
- patterns repeat; the possible situations are constrained such that similar situations will keep occurring
- feedback on all action is both immediate and 100% accurate
- there’s no human behaviour involved other than your own
Whereas on the opposite side, with wicked environments
- not all information is available when you have to make a decision
- you’re typically dealing with dynamic situations involving other people and judgments
- feedback is not automatic, and when received may be incomplete and partially or entirely inaccurate