No, we weren’t done. Four years after our first book Urban Myths About Learning and Education, it’s high time to share all the factchecks that Paul, Casper and myself have been working on. In the book we discuss over 30 new myths, again using the 3 labels ‘complete nonsense’, ‘nuanced’ and ‘we don’t know’, the… Read More “More Urban Myths about Learning and Education” is now available!
H/T Daithi Rua
Originally posted on Research Digest:
By Emily Reynolds Over the last few years, so-called “fake news” — purposefully untrue misinformation spread online — has become more and more of a concern. From extensive media coverage of the issue to government committees being set up for its investigation, fake news is at the top of the agenda…
There is a new Best Evidence in Brief with a follow-up study to an earlier post on a very popular theme: class size. Do note that the effect size is still pretty small for the high cost. As in the U.S., French students from impoverished areas demonstrate lower achievement than their more affluent peers. In an… Read More Is a government-mandated reduced-class size policy likely to improve second graders’ achievement in France? The data say yes, but…
Once a cheat always a cheat, or rather once someone who tolerates cheating, always someone who tolerates cheating? A new study seems to suggest this, but do note that a longitudinal design would really answer this question. From the press release: A recent study authored by professors at two California State University campuses, including San… Read More Students who tolerate cheating in classroom may also turn a blind eye to unethical behavior in their jobs
H/T Bart Buls
Originally posted on Research Digest:
By Emma Young For a “rich” country, by global standards, the UK has an awful lot of people who are not. Fourteen million people — one fifth of the population — live in poverty. Of these, four million are more than 50% below the poverty line, and 1.5 million are classed…
A new Best Evidence in Brief with many studies showing little to no effect (also interesting and relevant), but this one is more positive: Findings from a randomized controlled trial of Tools of the Mind (Tools) suggest that the program improves kindergarten students’ academic outcomes in reading and writing, enhances children’s joy in learning and teachers’ enjoyment… Read More Play-based curriculum benefits young children and teachers (Best Evidence in Brief)
