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"There are no wrong answers!"

Jun 18, 2016 | Category: English
Along with, "It's a skills based subject," the cry that there are no wrong answers in English is, I think pretty unhelpful.Take the example of teaching Priestley's perennial, An Inspector Calls. Every...
#misconceptions #An Inspector Calls #cognitive dissonance

20 psychological principles for teachers #2 Prior knowledge

May 26, 2015 | Category: psychology
This is the second in a series of posts unpicking the Top 20 Principles From Psychology For Pre-k–12 Teaching And Learning. This time it's the turn of Principle 2 – What students already know affect...
#liminality #Threshold concepts #misconceptions #prior knowledge #Top 20 psychological principles

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