Great Myths of Education and Learning

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Can standardized tests predict academic performance? Do PowerPoint presentations improve student learning? Do rewards always undermine student's intrinsic motivation? Great Myths of Education and Learning reviews the scientific research on a number of widely-held misconceptions pertaining to learning and education, including misconceptions regarding student characteristics, how students learn, and the validity of various methods of assessment. Using empirical evidence regarding how we learn and how we know if learning has taken place, the book unravels widely-held misconceptions, many of which affect teaching practices and administrative policies. The author focuses on some of the most important and influential myths in this area, providing an in-depth examination of each one, with a comprehensive review of the evidence contradicting each belief., To enhance compatibility with textbooks on educational psychology, topics covered include student characteristics related to learning, views of how the learning process works, and issues related to teaching techniques and testing. Written engagingly and accessibly for students and lay readers alike, this latest title in the Great Myths series provides a unique introduction to how we learn.
Great Myths of Education and Learning reviews the scientific research on a number of widely-held misconceptions pertaining to learning and education, including misconceptions regarding student characteristics, how students learn, and the validity of various methods of assessment. * A collection of the most important and influential education myths in one book, with in-depth examinations of each topic * Focusing on research evidence regarding how people learn and how we can know if learning has taken place, the book provides a highly comprehensive review of the evidence contradicting each belief * Topics covered include student characteristics related to learning, views of how the learning process works, and issues related to teaching techniques and testing

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Jeffrey D. Holmes

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Educational & School Psychology Erziehungs- u. Schulpsychologie Psychologie Psychology Schulpsychologie

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