Programme 307, David Didau, Part 2 (29-11-17)

Presented and produced by Seán Delaney

This week I bring you the second part of my interview with writer, blogger, speaker, trainer and former English teacher David Didau. We focus particularly on his book, What if everything you knew about education was wrong? Among the topics discussed are the following:

• How teachers can use research


• Why less feedback is more


• Carol Dweck’s research on mindsets


• The difficulties in telling if what children learn is retained or transferable


• Why a sat-nav is the perfect “assessment for learning machine”


• The illusion of knowledge


• Assessment for learning


• Why testing should be rebranded as quizzing


• Why differentiation is a “dark art”