It contains clear guidance from classroom practice and some surprising, often counterintuitive insights from psychology about how learning happens.
What is it about?
The book explores two main themes: Learning and Thinking (part 1), and Motivation and Behaviour (part 2). There is also a third part that explores some controversies. The book covers many topics with chapters on cognitive load, practice and expertise, feedback, instruction, expectations, goal setting, intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, restorative practice, self-regulation – and plenty more. Chapter 8 provides one of the best summaries of the key principles of effective feedback you will find, while chapter 9 is a superb overview of assessment theories, emphasising the difference between learning and performance, and exploring the issue of reliability. Chapter 15 on rewards and sanctions surveys the research and provides teachers with a very sound set of principles to work to. Each chapter can be read on its
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