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25%OFFDaniel T. Willingham - When Can You Trust the Experts?: How to Tell Good Science from Bad in Education - 9781118130278 - V9781118130278
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When Can You Trust the Experts?: How to Tell Good Science from Bad in Education

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Description for When Can You Trust the Experts?: How to Tell Good Science from Bad in Education Hardcover. 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. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 231 x 25. Weight in Grams: 470.
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." While some of these products are rooted in solid science, the research behind many others is grossly exaggerated. This new book, written by a top thought leader, helps everyday teachers, administrators, and family members—who don't have years of statistics courses under their belts—separate the wheat from the chaff and determine which new educational approaches are scientifically supported and worth adopting.

  • Author's first ... Read more
  • Willingham's work has been hailed as "brilliant analysis" by The Wall Street Journal and "a triumph" by The Washington Post
  • Author blogs for The Washington Post and Brittanica.com, and writes a column for American Educator

In this insightful book, thought leader and bestselling author Dan Willingham offers an easy, reliable way to discern which programs are scientifically supported and which are the equivalent of "educational snake oil."

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Product Details

Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781118130278
SKU
V9781118130278
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Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
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About Daniel T. Willingham
Daniel T. Willingham is professor of psychology at the University of Virginia. His bestselling book, Why Don't Students Like School?, was hailed as "a triumph" by The Washington Post and "brilliant analysis" by The Wall Street Journal; it is recommended by scores of education-related magazines and blogs and is published in ten languages. Willingham writes a regular column called "Ask ... Read more

Reviews for When Can You Trust the Experts?: How to Tell Good Science from Bad in Education
"Parents increasingly come face-to-face with important educational decisions that they feel ill prepared to make. Whether they are choosing among schools, math programs or early interventions for a learning disability, this book will help them figure out which options are backed by the best science. (Recommended)"—Scientific American "By my bedtable is Dan Willingham's new book, When Can You ... Read more

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