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| Incidentally, to my knowledge, there is no research that
| shows that being a good showperson improves learning. The 4
| lecturer research at AZ State would seem to negate that
| common assumption. Malcolm Wells, the original Modeler, was
| apparently very low key, at least on camera. I would call
| the showman myth a common misconception, or at best an idea
| which has a marginal influence on learning.
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| John M. Clement
| Houston, TX
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Of course, since many institutions define good teaching as high numbers
on student evaluations; then the common misconception may not be a
misconception at all.