Ashley Frawley describes how fads in education remain popular after being debunked

Nice fragment worth sharing. Another reason why myths keep popping up btw is repetition. It seems to me there is a neuromyth being perpetuated in the background… One of the more disturbing things about fads is how some of their absurdities stick around in the public consciousness, long after they've been debunked. pic.twitter.com/tWEzEcAm0S — Ashley… Read More Ashley Frawley describes how fads in education remain popular after being debunked

January 28, 2020 Pedro2 Comments

The dirty stories behind some of the classic educational thinkers

To be clear, you always have to see everything ‘in their time’, but I have been reading quite a lot about classic educational thinkers, and while some of them were pretty ok – John Locke seems to have been a nice guy – some of the most influential ones were pretty creepy. Some examples: Herbert… Read More The dirty stories behind some of the classic educational thinkers

January 27, 2020 Pedro3 Comments

Very nice graphic by Herman Van de Werfhorst showing age of between-school tracking in European Countries

Herman Van de Werfhorst shared this handy overview from his 2019 article on twitter. More information about the article: Van de Werfhorst, Herman G. 2019. Early Tracking and Social Inequality in Educational Attainment: Educational Reforms in 21 European Countries. American Journal of Education, PDF, DOI https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/705500

January 25, 2020 Pedro1 Comment

The benefits of peer learning (Best Evidence in Brief)

A new Best Evidence in Brief with this time many interesting studies. I picked this one: Harriet R. Tenenbaum and colleagues conducted a meta-analysis to examine results from 71 studies about the effects of peer interaction on learning. To be included in the review, studies had to include a comparison group. Peer interaction was defined as small… Read More The benefits of peer learning (Best Evidence in Brief)

January 21, 2020 PedroLeave a comment

Funny on Sunday: Wasn’t the internet supposed to make things easier?

January 19, 2020January 18, 2020 Pedro2 Comments

Is Jeffrey Bowers right that there is no evidence to support phonics teaching?

Originally posted on Filling the pail:
I think it is uncontroversial to claim the general consensus among reading researchers is that phonics teaching is a critical component of early reading instruction. I have been reading a paper by Jeffrey Bowers and I think he would agree this is the consensus while disputing the evidence in…

January 15, 2020 PedroLeave a comment

The difference between observed and perceived learning in professional development programs for teachers (study)

Yesterday I found this interesting new study by Yasemin Copur-Gencturk and Ian Thacker. We’ve known that the perception students have about their learning isn’t necessarily correct, why should teachers be any different? Well, they are not: An analysis of data collected from hundreds of teachers who participated in different professional development programs indicated no correlation… Read More The difference between observed and perceived learning in professional development programs for teachers (study)