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Unlearned Lessons: Six Stumbling Blocks to Our Schools' Success
W. James Popham
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Description for Unlearned Lessons: Six Stumbling Blocks to Our Schools' Success
Popham, an educator with half a century of experience, shares six "Unlearned Lessons "every teacher and school should employ to increase achievement, streamline policies, assess performance more accurately, and encourage student success. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 398.
“Why is it,” writes noted assessment expert W. James Popham, “that today’s educators seem almost compelled to replicate their predecessors’ blunders?” Looking back over a career of more than fifty years in education, Popham identifies six key “unlearned lessons” in education and reflects on their impact on schools, teachers, and students. In an account enlivened by personal anecdotes and the unique perspective gained from long experience, he shows how each of these six mistakes has persisted over time, gives examples of encounters with these mistakes in the course of his professional career, and points the way toward ... Read more
“Why is it,” writes noted assessment expert W. James Popham, “that today’s educators seem almost compelled to replicate their predecessors’ blunders?” Looking back over a career of more than fifty years in education, Popham identifies six key “unlearned lessons” in education and reflects on their impact on schools, teachers, and students. In an account enlivened by personal anecdotes and the unique perspective gained from long experience, he shows how each of these six mistakes has persisted over time, gives examples of encounters with these mistakes in the course of his professional career, and points the way toward ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harvard Education Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United States
ISBN
9781934742150
SKU
V9781934742150
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About W. James Popham
W. James Popham began his career in education as a high school teacher in Oregon. He is professor emeritus at the University of California, Los Angeles Graduate School of Education and Information Studies. He is the author of twenty-five books and a former president of the American Educational Research Association. In 2002 the National Council on Measurement in Education presented ... Read more
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