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Why Don't Students Like School? : A Cognitive Scientist Answers Questions About How the Mind Works and What It Means for the Classroom

by Daniel T. Willingham
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Engage students with science-based approaches.

"Why Don't Students Like School?" is a must-read for educators who want to improve their teaching by understanding how their students think and learn. With nine easy-to-understand principles, this book offers clear applications for the classroom. By revealing the importance of story, emotion, memory, context, and routine in building knowledge and creating lasting learning experiences, "Why Don't Students Like School?" helps teachers hone their skills and engage their students. Readers will gain surprising insights, such as that intelligence is malleable, and that you cannot develop "thinking skills" without facts. Additionally, Willingham's findings apply just as well outside the classroom, making this book valuable reading for anyone who cares about how we learn.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Why Don't Students Like School? : A Cognitive Scientist Answers Questions About How the Mind Works and What It Means for the Classroom

by Daniel T. Willingham
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ISBN: 9780470591963
Author: Daniel T. Willingham
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Date of Publication: 2010-02-25
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Science, Personal Development
Related Topics: Neuroscience, Psychology, Education, Parenting, Personal Development, Psychology
Goodreads rating: 4.04
(rated by 5113 readers)

Description

Easy-to-apply, scientifically-based approaches for engaging students in the classroom Cognitive scientist Dan Willingham focuses his acclaimed research on the biological and cognitive basis of learning. His book will help teachers improve their practice by explaining how they and their students think and learn. It reveals-the importance of story, emotion, memory, context, and routine in building knowledge and creating lasting learning experiences. Nine, easy-to-understand principles with clear applications for the classroom Includes surprising findings, such as that intelligence is malleable, and that you cannot develop "thinking skills" without facts How an understanding of the brain's workings can help teachers hone their teaching skills "Mr. Willingham's answers apply just as well outside the classroom. Corporate trainers, marketers and, not least, parents -anyone who cares about how we learn-should find his book valuable reading."-Wall Street Journal
 

Engage students with science-based approaches.

"Why Don't Students Like School?" is a must-read for educators who want to improve their teaching by understanding how their students think and learn. With nine easy-to-understand principles, this book offers clear applications for the classroom. By revealing the importance of story, emotion, memory, context, and routine in building knowledge and creating lasting learning experiences, "Why Don't Students Like School?" helps teachers hone their skills and engage their students. Readers will gain surprising insights, such as that intelligence is malleable, and that you cannot develop "thinking skills" without facts. Additionally, Willingham's findings apply just as well outside the classroom, making this book valuable reading for anyone who cares about how we learn.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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