The ‘How to Use the Work in Your Teaching’ and ‘Takeaways’ sections provide a clear and concise link back to how you can use that finding in your own classroom to better your practice. However, there is a reflex-like tendency to reject new evidence or knowledge because it contradicts established norms, beliefs, or paradigms, which some scholars have critiqued as rooted in the scientific management and neo-managerial norms that seek to disseminate knowledge in formalized, routine, and procedural ways that lack appropriate grounding in the science of learning ( Myran and Sutherland, 2019).

Hollywood techniques aren’t going to make anybody an expert in their subject, but they can kindle the flame of curiosity. They fall in love with it by playing the game themselves, trading baseball cards, and seeing people talk about the game with glittering enthusiasm.

This book looks great and strikes a well-structured balance between text and useful figures throughout. Talk to an obsessive and in addition to singing the lyrics for you, they’ll tell you the backstory behind the music. It not only keeps up with the latest findings, but also seeks sincere, authentic dialogue with the seminal works. Their storytelling philosophy is among the most effective tools we’ve invented for inspiring people at scale, which is why a popular documentary will spark more interest in a subject than the best textbooks ever will.

Educational psychology is dependable science, and evidence from many directions moves toward a broad consensus of how we learn ( Pomerance et al. This book provides an interesting glimpse into some of the studies that have been influential in the thinking of the authors. However – and this is important – said sceptics should not ignore the scope of the chosen papers, the referencing, and the reasoning behind their choice. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.

Carl Hendrick teaches at Wellington College, UK, and holds a PhD in Education from King’s College London. Fueled by obsession, he had memorized so many key dates and events that you’d think he was studying for an exam. In How Learning Happens: Seminal Works in Educational Psychology and What They Mean in Practice , Kirschner and Hendrick have done the hard work so that you don’t have to. Blinded by age, we can turn to cold rationality, valuing only what we can define and prioritize only what we can measure.

The main focus of this book is to cover 28 of the key works from educational and cognitive psychology to help inform you in your teaching. However, at the same time, the book allows you to pick a chapter of your choice and interest and dive in right away. It is through this methodology that Kirschner and Hendrick demonstrate that, while we may know the best examples of evidence-based practice, when it comes to application of that practice, there is more than a “one and done” approach needed. Kirschner himself is referenced in some sections, which sceptics may claim is self-serving and driving a particular ideology.This is done by breaking down each key work into sections on why you should read it, the abstract, the article conclusions and implications, how to use it in your teaching and lastly, the key takeaways. He has also published more than 350 scientific articles as well as many popular articles for teacher journals.

The book further reveals the cumulative nature of learning knowledge as a perpetually changing process that is redefined and built upon previous knowledge and discovery. So often I’ve been asked to recommend a starting text for educators interested in the workings of the mind―now I have one. Each section also provides a full reference list, as well as suggested readings and links in case you wanted to delve deeper into the topic.I still remember learning about the Doppler effect because my junior year astrophysics teacher taught it so well. The book consists of commentaries on 28 papers that the authors consider key to understanding how we learn. For cultivating curiosity, it seems like every technologist I know read a lot of science fiction as a kid. Enjoyable learning begins with inspiration—both to get you started and to help you push through the struggles of knowledge acquisition. Brilliant for the tech savvy who want to get their fingers on the additional resources as fast as possible.