Friday 31 October 2014

Popular Teaching Methods May Harm Education

Teaching in same-ability sets and lavishing praise on pupils can do more harm than good, evidence indicates.dissertation writing help.

Schoolchildren in some schools are being taught using methods that have no evidence to back them up, according to a report by academics.

It claims teaching in same-ability groups, lavishing children with praise and letting them learn in the way they want to can do more harm than good.

Good teaching and teachers who fully understand their subject were found to have the most evidence to support a positive effect on children's learning.

Popular Teaching Methods May Harm Education
The report suggests lavish praise could do more harm than good
Professor Rob Coe from Durham University led a team that analysed more than 200 pieces of research to compile the What Makes Great Teaching report.

"It is surprisingly difficult for anyone watching a teacher to judge how effectively students are learning," he said.

"We all think we can do it, but the research evidence shows that we can't."

The report says some unusual methods work well, including challenging students to identify the reason why an activity is taking place and spacing out studies in a given topic.

The report was commissioned by the Sutton Trust, which aims to improve social mobility and tackle disadvantage in education.

Dr Lee Elliot Major, the trust's director of policy and development, said good quality teachers transform the achievement of pupils from poorer backgrounds.

"This research review debunks many of the teaching myths, but also reveals the core lessons for schools to help them develop great teachers," he said.

The report's publication comes as council leaders call for an independent review of education watchdog Ofsted, whose credibility they say has been called into question.

The Local Government Association (LGA) has pointed to a recent trend which has seen Ofsted downgrade schools after negative media attention, often overruling previous judgements handed out just months earlier.

It said that after the "Trojan Horse" scandal, for example, five schools were downgraded to "inadequate," in some cases just months after they were inspected and given a higher rating.

Post Credit: Sky New

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