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Trying to Prove Yourself Wrong
What should you do when you find evidence that contradicts your beliefs about teaching? Well, you can start by following Blake Harvard’s example… Continue reading
When Facing Dramatic Blog Headlines, Ask For Evidence
A recent blog claims that “exams damage teens’ mental health.” Before you accept that claim, you should check out its evidence… Continue reading
Debunking Education Myths (Without Accidentally Reinforcing Them…)
Enduring education myths get in the way of student learning. Happily, we have concrete strategies to rebut those myths — without unintentionally making them seem more persuasive. Continue reading
Sorting Hats, Myers-Briggs, and the Perils of False Classification
The Hidden Brain podcast on the dangers of false sorting reminds teachers about the dangers of Learning Styles Theory. Continue reading
Pointing Out Online Mistakes Like a “Jerk”: More Misuses of Psychology Research
Despite the click-bait headlines, research doesn’t show much of anything surprising or consequential about people who correct your grammar online. Continue reading
No, Brain Scans Can’t See You Think
https://npjscilearncommunity.nature.com/users/19663-tracey-tokuhama-espinosa/posts/42620-deciphering-fact-from-fiction-about-the-brain Continue reading
Building a Better Research Mousetrap: @justsaysinmice
A new twitter account can help you sort the good science reporting from the bad. And, it’s got cute pictures too. Continue reading
“Mindset Bull****,” “Gimmicks,” and Other Unhelpful Critiques
My friend Cindy Nebel has a thoughtful post about a recent article at TES. Here’s the backstory: a world-famous geneticist has dismissed research into Mindset as “bullshit” and “gimmicks.” Now, reasonable people have their doubts about Mindset Theory. We’ve written
Is Your Classroom Worth More Than $10,000?
Here’s a remarkable story about potentially falsified research data. The short version: researchers James Heathers and Nick Brown thought that Nicolas Guéguen’s research findings were both too sexy and too tidy. Too sexy: Guéguen’s findings regularly made great headlines. For instance,
Why Do Teachers Resist Research? And, Why Should We?
Let’s imagine that you show me research suggesting that students remember the words they draw better than the words they write down. After some thought…perhaps some experimentation on my own…I decide not to follow this research advice. Why did I