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The ‘artificial science’ of teaching: System vs Individual competence

Posted on 04/01/2016 by evidenceintopractice

Over the last two posts, I’ve been exploring the extent to which teaching is a natural ability and whether there is a formal or ‘professional’ body of knowledge or set of skills required for effective teaching. In summary: The ability … Continue reading →

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The ‘artificiality’ of teaching

Posted on 03/01/2016 by evidenceintopractice

In my last post, I argued that the universality and the spontaneous development of teaching leads to the conclusion that teaching is a natural ability. The post generated some really interesting responses, but one from @informed_edu made a direct attempt … Continue reading →

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