Do exams help students learn?

Do exams help students learn? Tests have been shown to enhance learning and make it more meaningful to students. Research has suggested that the testing effect can have a number of advantages to both students and their teachers, but more research needs to be completed before we know just how Read more…

Is hyperbole a fallacy?

Is hyperbole a fallacy? Discussion: Over-enthusiastic statements of any kind might be called “hyperbole.” The fallacy of Inductive Hyperbole refers specifically to over-inflated claims about inductive sampling. In fact, it is in the nature of inductive sampling that no conclusion is guaranteed to be true. What is the difference between Read more…

When did Eurocentrism begin?

When did Eurocentrism begin? The term Eurocentrism dates back to the late 1970s but it did not become prevalent until the 1990s, when it was frequently applied in the context of decolonization and development and humanitarian aid that industrialised countries offered to developing countries. What is the difference between Eurocentrism Read more…