Guido Schwerdt
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Guido Schwerdt

Guido Schwerdt is a postdoctoral fellow at the Program on Education Policy and Governance (PEPG) at Harvard University and a researcher at the Ifo Institute for Economic Research in Munich, Germany.

Published Articles & Media

  • The Middle School Plunge
    Research

    The Middle School Plunge

    Achievement tumbles when young students change schools
  • Sage on the Stage
    Research

    Sage on the Stage

    Is lecturing really all that bad?
  • Blog

    Defending the “Sage on the Stage”

    Last month, Education Next published a study that I conducted with Amelie Wupperman that looked at the impact on student achievement of teaching time devoted to lecturing vs. problem-solving activities. Our study generated a lot of comments and discussion which I would like to respond to here.

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