Great myths of education and learning. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jeffrey D. Holmes.
• Authors: Holmes, Jeffrey D
• Contents: Introduction Acknowledgements # 1 Students are accurate judges of how much they know # 2 Students learn better when teaching methods are matched with their learning styles # 3 Lecturing is broadly inferior to other teaching methods # 4 Using PowerPoint in the classroom improves student learning # 5 Minimally guided instruction is superior to traditional direct instruction # 6 Rewards always undermine students’ intrinsic motivation #7 Multitasking does not inhibit academic performance #8 People are either left-brained or right-brained #9 There are many independent varieties of intelligence #10 Self-esteem improves academic performance #11 Repetition is a highly effective study strategy #12 Multiple-choice exams are inferior to other exam formats #13 Students should not change answers on multiple-choice exams #14 Coaching produces large gains in college admission test scores #15 Standardized tests do not predict academic performance #16 Standardized ability tests are biased against some minority groups Index .
• Publisher Details: Chichester, West Sussex, UK : Wiley Blackwell
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 370.1523
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781118760482; 9781118760505
• Related ISBNs: 9781118709382; 9781118709399
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.