When Can You Trust the Experts?

How to Tell Good Science from Bad in Education

De: Daniel T. Willingham

Narrado por: Daniel T. Willingham

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 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 book, Why Don't Students Like School?, catapulted him to superstar status in the field of education
• Willingham's work has been hailed as "brilliant analysis" by The Wall Street Journal and "a triumph" by The Washington Post
• Author has blogged for The Washington Post and Brittanica.com, and wrote a column for American Educator

In this insightful book, thought leader and best-selling 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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Must for Every Educator

Willingham does a thorough and thoughtful job of explaining how we can discern good research from bad when bombarded with so many claims about what works in education.

Good clear balanced advice

I'm glad I took the time to read this. It helps me separate the charlatans from the solid researchers. This book would make the next generation a better place if only it were required reading for not just teachers, but educational researchers most of all.