Debunking Resources
This page provides links to resources that can be used to debunk/discuss myths, misconceptions, and confusions in the learning field.
Books that Debunk
- De Bruyckere, Kirschner, Hulshof: Urban Myths in Learning & Education
- Quinn: Millennials, Goldfish, and Other Training Misconceptions
Debunker Club Resource Pages
- People Remember 10%, 20%, and Bastardizations of Dale’s Cone
- Learning Styles Should Dictate Learning Designs
- Confusions Regarding Learning Objectives
- People Forget 90% of What They Learned After a Week (and variants thereof)
- Discovery Learning is Better Than More Directive Instruction
- Preeminent Expertise Requires 10,000 Hours of Practice
General Debunking Resources
Research-Based Writing on Learning
- Brown, Roediger, McDaniel: Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning
- De Bruyckere: The Ingredients for Great Teaching
- Carey: How We Learn
- Clark, Mayer: eLearning and the Science of Instruction
- Dirksen: Design for How People Learn
- Ericsson: Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise
- van Merriënboer, Kirschner: Ten Steps to Complex Learning
- Thalheimer: The Decisive Dozen