Debunking Classroom Myths: Investigating Common Beliefs Around Learning

Catalog description

The course investigates misconceptions about science, math, humanities, and social sciences through the lens of learners' varied social identities, prior knowledge and lived experiences, and research about how people learn. Students will identify misconceptions commonly learned in K-12 classes, reflect on how those misconceptions may shape ones' current understandings, and explore approaches for uncovering and confronting misconceptions and false beliefs in productive ways.