Fiery words from designers of Direct Instruction, a scripted behaviorist instructional model which competed with various reform models in the largest educational study ever conducted. It trampled all other models in every measure—including student affect! andymatuschak.org/files/1988-Eng
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I think there is a false dichotomy between behaviorism and student-centered learning. Behaviorists are very serious about observing where students are at and adapting to individuals. With good student-centered learning, the teacher still provides feedback & suggestions. #not1bit
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Yep, you’re definitely right. I suspect any path forward will learn much from all approaches; I’m trying to figure out “which pieces work well in which contexts, and how do we know?”