Facts and Myths about Teaching & Learning
Many claims and ideas exist and are perpetuated about successful teaching and learning. This page addresses some of them by classifying them as facts, myths, or something in between and by summarizing major theories and findings and providing links to further reading. The classification as fact or myth is fast and catchy, the additional information provided under "read more" is more nuanced and in depth.
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As of September 2011, this page is under construction.
- Good teaching requires (good) research -- MYTH ... read more (coming soon).
- Below average scores on student teaching evaluations is bad teaching -- MYTH ... read more (coming soon).