Dr Andrew Davis' Outputs (3)

To read or not to read; decoding synthetic phonics. (2013)
Journal Article
Davis, A. (2013). To read or not to read; decoding synthetic phonics. Impact: Philosophical Perspectives on Education Policy, 20, https://doi.org/10.1111/2048-416x.2013.12000.x

How far can we aspire to consistency when assessing learning? (2013)
Journal Article
Davis, A. (2013). How far can we aspire to consistency when assessing learning?. Ethics and Education, 8(3), 217-228. https://doi.org/10.1080/17449642.2013.876788

How far can consistent assessment capture all the worthwhile features of educational achievement? Are some important components of learning necessarily open to a range of potentially inconsistent judgments by different assessors? I argue for a cautio... Read More about How far can we aspire to consistency when assessing learning?.

Neuroscience and Education: At Best a Civil Partnership: A Response to Schrag (2013)
Journal Article
Davis, A. (2013). Neuroscience and Education: At Best a Civil Partnership: A Response to Schrag. Journal of Philosophy of Education, 47(1), 31-36. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9752.12012

In this response, I agree with much of what Schrag says about the principled limits of neuroscience to inform educators' decisions about approaches to learning. However, I also raise questions about the extent to which discoveries about ‘deficits’ in... Read More about Neuroscience and Education: At Best a Civil Partnership: A Response to Schrag.