When Can You Trust the Experts?

When Can You Trust the Experts?

How to Tell Good Science from Bad in Education

Willingham, Daniel T.

John Wiley & Sons Inc

07/2012

272

Dura

Inglês

9781118130278

15 a 20 dias

Clear, easy principles to spot what's nonsense and what's reliable Each year, teachers, administrators, and parents face a barrage of new education software, games, workbooks, and professional development programs purporting to be "based on the latest research.
About the Author xi Acknowledgments xii Introduction: What Are You to Believe? 1 PART ONE Why We So Easily Believe Bad Science CHAPTER 1 Why Smart People Believe Dumb Things 31 CHAPTER 2 Science and Belief: A Nervous Romance 57 CHAPTER 3 What Scientists Call Good Science 81 CHAPTER 4 How to Use Science 107 PART TWO The Shortcut Solution CHAPTER 5 Step One: Strip It and Flip It 135 CHAPTER 6 Step Two: Trace It 167 CHAPTER 7 Step Three: Analyze It 183 CHAPTER 8 Step Four: Should I Do It? 207 Endnotes 223 Name Index 237 Subject Index 243
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