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Zombie Ideas Again: “The Learning Pyramid”

Originally posted on Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice:
Stories, ideas, and beliefs that have been disproved through scientific studies litter the mind. Professionals across-the-board in medicine, law, architecture, engineering, and business take-for-granted stories that have little to no basis in evidence. Yet they persist. In earlier posts, I have identified such “zombie”…

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Teach Like a Champion (2): Targeted Questioning

In zijn boek “Teach like a Champion 2.0” bespreekt Lemov maar liefst 62 technieken voor beter lesgeven. In een onregelmatig verschijnende serie ga ik er een aantal langs. Wellicht alle 62. De eerste aflevering zijn op dit blog verschenen, het wordt hier voortgezet. Targeted Questioning Deze techniek is onderdeel van zijn sectie over het verzamelen […]

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Teach Like a Champion (1): Reject Self-Report

Teach Like a Champion 2.0 Teach Like a Champion! Welke docent, leerkracht, hoogleraar of trainer wil dat nu niet? Zo’n titel, aangevuld met de ronkende (Amerikaanse) recensies op de Amerikaanse Amazon, was reden om het boek aan te schaffen. Komende tijd (onregelmatig) bespreking van de inhoud en een mogelijke toepassing in het Nederlandse VO. Om […]

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Class Size Matters, Stupid! writes Alex Quigley

Class size is one of those topics in education that is always good for a lively debate. One might expect that the issue would have been settled once and for all when Hattie showed that class size reduction had a minor effect on student achievement. But the debate continues. Teachers still generally prefer smaller classes, […]

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This Iceberg could Sink the Titanic

Apparently there is a need for a disclaimer here. This blog is not about the results of the study referred to below, but rather about the premise stated in the “Theoretical framework and explication of the research questions” of the report, namely the competency iceberg and its relation to the importance of certain types of […]

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A mustread by Neuroskeptic: Reproducibility Crisis: The Plot Thickens

There has been a lot of talk about the importance of reproducibility of research e.g. in psychology (and don’t get me starting about replication in educational sciences) and via this post by Neuroskeptic that you just must read you’ll discover another reason why. Just look at this picture from this paper by David Shanks et al.Romance, […]

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A Myth for Teachers: Jobs That Don’t Exist Yet

Originally posted on Scenes From The Battleground:
About 4 years ago I wrote a post about myths for teachers. This post has continued to grow over time as one of the myths was altered and manipulated and appeared in different forms. It has now reached the point where it needs a post just for that…

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The Disturbing Facts about Digital Natives. Discussion

Dear Paul, I greatly enjoyed your latest piece on our group blog, The Disturbing Facts about Digital Natives. I agree with much of what you write, but there are a few points that I am worried about. One is the fatalistic view of how ‘Digital Natives’ grow up. Another one is your apparent conviction that […]

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The Great Learning Gap

Originally posted on Love Learning by Debra Kidd:
Sugata Mitra’s new study summarised in the TES here suggests that self study on the internet can boost a child’s performance by seven years. Basically, 8 and 9 year olds studied GCSE content online before being examined three months later in examination conditions. They were successful. It sounds…

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11 Ways Finland’s Education System Shows Us that “Less is More”.

Originally posted on Filling My Map:
When I left my 7th grade math classroom for my Fulbright research assignment in Finland I thought I would come back from this experience with more inspiring, engaging, innovative lessons.  I expected to have great new ideas on how to teach my mathematics curriculum and I would revamp my…

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