Most educators would like to believe that they are evidence-based, but the term, itself, carries a certain degree of ambiguity and confusion. How, for example, is that evidence evaluated? Are all types of evidence equal? And, perhaps, most importantly, how can teachers identify when particular practices are truly backed by science? Every year, teachers are exposed to dozens of new teaching methods, all of which come with claims of being evidence-based. Teachers are not trained or even necessarily equipped to understand which of these strategies are actually best practice. Moreover, many of the most popular teaching methods are based on pseudoscientific reasoning and have little to no evidence of efficacy. The Scientific Principles of Teaching, seeks to provide teachers with an easy to read guide on how to become self-reliant, evidence-based practitioners. It discusses how to objectively examine the efficacy of different teaching methods, current best practices according to the academic literature, and the best education systems of the world, as well as critiquing popular teaching methods that are based on pseudoscientific reasoning.

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