Great Myths of Education and Learning [Hardcover]

• A collection of the most important and influential education myths in one book, with in-depth examinations of each topic
• Focusing on research evidence regarding how people learn and how we can know if learning has taken place, the book provides a highly comprehensive review of the evidence contradicting each belief
• Topics covered include student characteristics related to learning, views of how the learning process works, and issues related to teaching techniques and testing

Introduction ix

Acknowledgments xi

1 Students are accurate judges of how much they know 1

2 Students learn better when teaching methods are matched with their learning styles 11

3 Lecturing is broadly inferior to other teaching methods 25

4 Using PowerPoint in the classroom improves student learning 40

5 Minimally guided instruction is superior to traditional direct instruction 54

6 Rewards always undermine students’ intrinsic motivation 67

7 Multitasking does not inhibit academic performance 81

8 People are either left-brained or right-brained 97

9 There are many independent varieties of intelligence 113

10 Self-esteem improves academic performance 128

11 Repetition is a highly effective study strategy 142

12 Multiple-choice exams are inferior to other exam formats 153

13 Students should not change answers on multiplló#