This was the third book I chose to read as I prepared to start a new job in education, albeit out of school and focusing on assessment. I re-read Daisy Christodoulou’s excellent Making Good Progress and the new book from Hendrick, Kirschner and Heal. Having thoroughly enjoyed the clarity and rigour of both I wasContinue reading “The Psychology of Great Teaching by Pedro de Bruyckere, Casper Hulshof and Liese Missinne”
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How We Learn by Stanislas Dehaene
This popped up on my Twitter feed recommended by Dylan Wiliam with comments of agreement by David Didau and Carl Hendrick – easy purchase made. It was written by one of Europe’s leading neuroscientists who has spent thirty years looking at brain development. It was a fascinating read – it started with the neuroscience andContinue reading “How We Learn by Stanislas Dehaene”
How Learning Happens by Paul Kirschner and Carl Hendrick
This was a book I was very excited about. The back page has glowing commendations from Willingham, Wiliam and Sherrington. Hard to argue with that. It is beautiful looking with a clear structure and some lovely illustrations by Caviglioli. It contains 28 reviews of key research papers. For each it gives background, an abstract, aContinue reading “How Learning Happens by Paul Kirschner and Carl Hendrick”
What I Talk About When I Talk About Education 