The most accurate illustration of the consequences of what is nowadays known as “confirmation bias” comes from the French physiologist, Claude Bernard, in his book, An Introduction to the Study of Experimental Medicine, first published in 1865. Bernard says (translated from French):Men who have excessive faith in their theories or ideas are not only ill …
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Hello fellow educators and ICT specialists and welcome to my site. My name is Wassim Sidani, I am a Lebanese senior Instructional Designer, ICT specialist, and Rich Interactive Applications developer who loves novelty and creativity and never settles for second place. I have worked with local and international educational institutions and publishing houses and assumed …
The authentic assessment seeks to reveal what the learner learns beyond what is measured by tests. That is, it reveals the important rather than the easy to measure: real-world, challenging, complex , and meaningful tasks that require the integration of knowledge and innovation, open issues that require the learner to think critically and not just …