Philip Adey, Justin Dillon

Bad Education

Debunking Myths in Education

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Open University Press
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Oktober 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 154mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 482g
• ISBN-13: 9780335246014
• ISBN-10: 033524601X
• Artikelnr.: 36025737

Inhaltsangabe

Notes on Contributors
Foreword 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