Learning and Science - why Khan isn't enough
Sunday 06 November 2011 at 12:08 pm. Used tags: science, teaching
The Kahn Academy got a large grant to expand their work, but evidence is that Kahn isn't the way to teach kids science.
Khan Academy and the Effectiveness of Science Videos
Basically, if you have the wrong ideas to begin with, then you won't pay too much attention to the video and you won't learn anything. A better method was to discuss the misconceptions immediately. The students find it harder, but they actually learn something.
