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The seven myths about education / Daisy Christodoulou.

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ISBN 9780415746816 (hardback)
9780415746823 (pbk.)
Item Number YBP11151110
Location 370. 7 CHR
Author Christodoulou, Daisy
Title The seven myths about education / Daisy Christodoulou.
Varying title 7 myths about education
Edition First edition.
Published London ; New York : Routledge, 2014.
Collation xii, 133 pages ; 24 cm.
Content types still image
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General Note Formerly CIP.
Collection code: Professor Stephen Dinham Collection
Bibliography Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Note Myth 1. Facts prevent understanding -- Myth 2. Teacher-led instruction is passive -- Myth 3. The twenty-first century fundamentally changes everything -- Myth 4. You can always just look it up -- Myth 5. We should teach transferable skills -- Myth 6. Projects and activities are the best way to learn -- Myth 7. Teaching knowledge is indoctrination.
Summary Note "Offers a thought-provoking critique of educational orthodoxy. Drawing on her recent experience of teaching in challenging schools, she shows through a wide range of examples and case studies just how much classroom practice contradicts basic scientific principles. She examines seven widely-held beliefs which are holding back pupils and teachers: - Facts prevent understanding - Teacher-led instruction is passive - The 21st century fundamentally changes everything - 'you can always just look it up' -We should teach transferable skills - Projects and activities are the best way to learn - Teaching knowledge is indoctrination. In each accessible and engaging chapter, Christodoulou sets out the theory of each myth, considers its practical implications and shows the worrying prevalence of such practice. Then, she explains exactly why it is a myth, with reference to the principles of modern cognitive science. She builds a powerful case explaining how governments and educational organisations around the world have let down teachers and pupils by promoting and even mandating evidence-less theory and bad practice."--Publisher.
Subject Effective teaching
Teaching -- Methodology
Education and state
Education -- Philosophy
Education -- Research
Education -- Research -- Case studies
Education -- Philosophy -- Case studies
Education -- Philosophy
Education -- Research
Education, Elementary
Education, Secondary
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