Their storytelling philosophy is among the most effective tools we’ve invented for inspiring people at scale, which is why a popular documentary will spark more interest in a subject than the best textbooks ever will. It’s in the nature of bureaucracies to focus so much on the process that they forget about the end result.

Once a student sees the opportunity and enjoys the craft of writing enough to do it of their own volition, they’ll end up learning the granular rules that schools teach at the outset. The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. The main focus of this book is to cover 28 of the key works from educational and cognitive psychology to help inform you in your teaching.Kirschner and Carl Hendrick (London; New York, NY: Routledge), 2020, 309 pages, ISBN: 978-0-367-18457-3. A few weeks ago, Paul Kirschner contacted us and said that he co-wrote a new book with Carl Hendrick and wondered whether we would be interested in reviewing it in form of a blog post. I saw this in my writing education, which focused predominantly on spelling and grammar instead of what really matters: how to identify, develop, and communicate engaging ideas. Kirschner and Hendrick bring together 28 of these works and their most important discoveries, as independently verified in the wider scientific community. is a major and substantive piece of work for those who do not yet know what it is to know the pertinence and value of the science behind effective teaching and learning.

Taken together, this book contributes in a unique way to the professional development literature for educators and its clear structure supports understanding and implementation of the discussed learning and teaching concepts. There are some “famous” (in the realms of educational psychology at least) academics here: Sweller, Rosenshine, Wiliam and Black; and there are some not so famous, such as Rothkopf and Pintrich. People don’t care about commas; they care about publishing a piece of writing that warms them with pride. Enjoyable learning begins with inspiration—both to get you started and to help you push through the struggles of knowledge acquisition. is Emeritus Professor Educational Psychology at the Open University of the Netherlands, Guest Professor at the Thomas More University of Applied Science in Mechelen, Belgium, Honorary Doctor (Doctor Honoris Causa) at the University of Oulu, Finland, and owner of kirschner-ED which carries out educational consultancy, masterclasses for teachers, school heads and educational policy makers, and keynotes/presentations at conferences and other educational get-togethers.This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY).

This book provides an interesting glimpse into some of the studies that have been influential in the thinking of the authors. Leading to an "X (YEAR) said this, but it's wrong because I say so and I'm expecting you to make your own connections to the literature".

Clearly then, How Learning Happens is designed to be a force for preventing teachers from falling into the trap of misconception, and incorrectly putting theory into practice as a result. A World War I video on YouTube piqued his interest and led him to all kinds of books and documentaries about the war. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

Since they were passed along in speech instead of writing, they had to be memorized and known by heart.The ‘How to Use the Work in Your Teaching’ and ‘Takeaways’ sections provide a clear and concise link back to how you can use that finding in your own classroom to better your practice. The information offered alongside each seminal article, with ready links to external resources, does a wonderful job of providing practical guidance on how these well-established findings might be used to inform teaching practice and design and develop the best learning experiences for students. He’s revered not just for winning awards like the Nobel Prize, but for making physics come alive for so many people.