Bad Education: Debunking Myths in Education
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Bad Education: Debunking Myths in Education
Adey, Philip; Dillon, Justin
Open University Press
10/2012
264
Mole
Inglês
9780335246014
15 a 20 dias
We all know that small classes are better than large classes; that children are best taught in groups according to their ability; that some schools are much better than others and that we should teach children according to their individual learning styles ...or do we? This book asks awkward questions about these sacred cows of education.
Notes on ContributorsForeword by Paul Black Introduction by Philip Adey and Justin Dillon Part 1: School OrganisationAre there "good" schools and "bad" schools?Is vocational education for the less able?Grouping pupils by ability in schoolsClass size: is small better?Supporting learning?: How effective are teaching assistants? Part 2: Teaching methodsTraditional versus progressive educationSynthetic phonics: the route to reading?Is informal education better than formal education?The social and emotional aspects of learning (SEAL) programmeComputers good, calculators bad? Part 3: LearnersLeft-brain, right-brain, brain games and beanbags: neuromyths in educationFrom fixed IQ to multiple intelligencesLearning styles: unreliable, invalid and impractical and yet still widely used"TV is bad for children" - less emotion, more science please!Playing with emotions: why emotional literacy trumps emotional intelligenceThe dyslexia debate Index
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We all know that small classes are better than large classes; that children are best taught in groups according to their ability; that some schools are much better than others and that we should teach children according to their individual learning styles ...or do we? This book asks awkward questions about these sacred cows of education.
Notes on ContributorsForeword by Paul Black Introduction by Philip Adey and Justin Dillon Part 1: School OrganisationAre there "good" schools and "bad" schools?Is vocational education for the less able?Grouping pupils by ability in schoolsClass size: is small better?Supporting learning?: How effective are teaching assistants? Part 2: Teaching methodsTraditional versus progressive educationSynthetic phonics: the route to reading?Is informal education better than formal education?The social and emotional aspects of learning (SEAL) programmeComputers good, calculators bad? Part 3: LearnersLeft-brain, right-brain, brain games and beanbags: neuromyths in educationFrom fixed IQ to multiple intelligencesLearning styles: unreliable, invalid and impractical and yet still widely used"TV is bad for children" - less emotion, more science please!Playing with emotions: why emotional literacy trumps emotional intelligenceThe dyslexia debate Index
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