{"product_id":"9781118130278","title":"When Can You Trust the Experts? How to Tell Good Science from Bad in Education","description":"\u003ch1\u003eWhen Can You Trust the Experts?\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eHow to Tell Good Science from Bad in Education\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDaniel T. Willingham\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eEducation \/ Teaching \/ Subjects \/ Science \u0026amp; Technology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eClear, easy principles to spot what's nonsense and what's reliable\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eEach year, teachers, administrators, and parents face a barrage of new education software, games, workbooks, and professional development programs purporting to be \"based on the latest research.\" While some of these products are rooted in solid science, the research behind many others is grossly exaggerated. This new book, written by a top thought leader, helps everyday teachers, administrators, and family members—who don't have years of statistics courses under their belts—separate the wheat from the chaff and determine which new educational approaches are scientifically supported and worth adopting.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAuthor's first book, \u003ci\u003eWhy Don't Students Like School?,\u003c\/i\u003e catapulted him to superstar status in the field of education\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWillingham's work has been hailed as \"brilliant analysis\" by \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and \"a triumph\" by \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAuthor blogs for \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e and Brittanica.com, and writes a column for \u003ci\u003eAmerican Educator\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this insightful book, thought leader and bestselling author Dan Willingham offers an easy, reliable way to discern which programs are scientifically supported and which are the equivalent of \"educational snake oil.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003eDaniel T. Willingham is professor of psychology at the University of Virginia. His bestselling book, \u003ci\u003eWhy Don't Students Like School?\u003c\/i\u003e, was hailed as \"a triumph\" by \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e and \"brilliant analysis\" by \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e; it is recommended by scores of education-related magazines and blogs and is published in ten languages. Willingham writes a regular column called \"Ask the Cognitive Scientist\" for the American Federation of Teachers' magazine, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Educator\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24 July 2012\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eJossey-Bass\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781118130278\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e272\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15.2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378516717708,"sku":"9781118130278","price":25.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781118130278.jpg?v=1780240470","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781118130278","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}