The authors lead an inquiry into 16 common educational practices that can undermine student learning, such as round robin reading, teaching to learning styles, homework as the default, etc. Research-informed accounts of each of these practices is presented, along with alternative strategies that meet the goals these problematic practices are intended to achieve.
Reviewed by Carol Campbell, PhD
Vice President for Education
Southwestern Union Conference
Authors: Susan Kammeraad-Campbell and Dennis Littky
Authors: Tom Vander Ark, Emily Liebtag