Toward a science of education
Subtitle: the battle between rogue and real science
By: James M. Kauffman ; edited by Tom Kinney
Contributors: Kinney, Tom
Publisher: Full Court Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Verona, Wis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 297
ISBN-13: 9781578617449
Subjects: Science; Study and teaching
Description: In this book, Kaufman summarize how science works, why it offers hope to educators, how science has been neglected and abused in education, and what he thinks science now tells us and doesn't tell us about several issues in education. This book was written not only for educators, but also for a more general audience and for those who care about education and its improvement. The author's intent was to write a book about the general principles of a scientific approach to educational issues and provide readable summaries of what he thinks research and rational analysis, tell us.
Notes: Includes bibliographics references (pages 281-294).
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: What science is and isn't; title: Nature of a science of education; title: Measurement and manuals in a science of education; title: Designing and interpreting studies in a science of education; title: The science of instruction; title: Science and grouping students for instruction; title: Science and labels; title: Science and nine other controversies in brief; title: Toward a science of education; title: References; title: Index.