When Can You Trust the Experts? How to Tell Good Science from Bad in Education

Name: When Can You Trust the Experts? How to Tell Good Science from Bad in Education
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ISBN: 9781118130278

ISBN-10: 1118130278

ISBN-13: 9781118130278

Edition: 2012

Authors: Daniel T. Willingham

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An original examination of our educational systems based on cognitive scienceDaniel T. Willingham unravels some of the "common wisdom" of school reform and reveals that it′s often the system that stifles adult learning, motivation, and productivity. The book describes the status of American education (what students know), what actually happens in classrooms, and includes a thoughtful analysis of the underpinnings of the system. While many of the problems discussed are well–known, Willingham′s insights and recommendations are refreshingly original. The book contains innovative solutions that can be enacted at the individual as well as the systemic level.Follow–up to Willingham′s bestselling…

Book details

List price: $21.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Limited
Publication date: 8/14/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Size: 5.90" wide x 8.80" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English



About the Author


Acknowledgments


Introduction: What Are You to Believe?



Why We So Easily Believe Bad Science



Why Smart People Believe Dumb Things



Science and Belief: A Nervous Romance



What Scientists Call Good Science



How to Use Science



The Shortcut Solution



Step One: Strip It and Flip It



Step Two: Trace It



Step Three: Analyze It



Step Four: Should I Do It?


Endnotes


Name Index


Subject Index