[New post] Too-engaging lecturers can breed overconfidence

Frankie Bow posted: ""Eloquent and engaging scientific communicators in the mould of physicist Brian Cox make learning seem fun and easy. So much so that a new study says they risk breeding overconfidence. When a presenter is seen to handle complicated information effortlessl" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Frankie Bow Too-engaging lecturers can breed overconfidence by Frankie Bow "Eloquent and engaging scientific communicators in the mould of physicist Brian Cox make learning seem fun and easy. So much so that a new study says they risk breeding overconfidence. When a presenter is seen to handle complicated information effortlessly, students sense wrongly that they too have acquired a firm grasp of the material." See, […] Read more of this post Frankie Bow | Friday at am | Tags: cognitive biases, education, metacognition, overconfidence, science, teaching | Categories: Higher Ed, Science! | URL: http://wp.me/p2IlSX-j9 Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Frankie Bow. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://frankiebow.wordpress.com/2015/02/27/too-engaging-lecturers-can-breed-overconfidence/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com