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When Can You Trust The Experts?: How To Tell Good Science From Bad In Education (2012)

by Daniel T. Willingham(Favorite Author)

3.78 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1118130278 (ISBN13: 9781118130278)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Jossey-Bass

review 1: I love Daniel Willingham's work. He is a cognitive scientist who focuses on education issues. I use his text "Why Don't Students Like School" in one of my undergrad classes b/c it is an engaging way of presenting research on how we learn. His most recent book has the same great writing style but is a little slower. It is still very good though and offers practical suggestions for reviewing research and deciding what claims to believe. I wish that policy makers, parents, and educators would apply Willingham's principles before jumping on the bandwagon of the next big reform. I definitely recommend this book.
review 2: Not bad. A decent introduction to scientific and statistical reasoning as applied to educational issues. Some great insights, though mostly the bo... moreok is written for laymen never introduced to scientific and statistical reasoning. Highly recommended for those educators not familiar with these types of reasoning, only moderately recommended for those that are. It should be required reading for everyone involved in educational policy and administration. But overall the book is far short of Willingham's earlier book "Why Don't Students Like School," which is one of the most important books I've ever read on education. less

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