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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 / Daniel T. Willingham.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Willingham, Daniel T.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Learning, Psychology of.
- Effective teaching.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- polychrome
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Hoboken, NJ : Jossey-Bass, [2021]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Why Don't Students Like School? p. 1
- Chapter 2 How Can I Teach Students the Skills They Need When Standardized Tests Require Only Facts? p. 25
- Chapter 3 Why Do Students Remember Everything That's on Television and Forget Everything I Say? p. 57
- Chapter 4 Why Is It So Hard for Students to Understand Abstract Ideas? p. 95
- Chapter 5 Is Drilling Worth It? p. 119
- Chapter 6 What's the Secret to Getting Students to Think Like Real Scientists, Mathematicians, and Historians? p. 143
- Chapter 7 How Should I Adjust My Teaching for Different Types of Learners? p. 167
- Chapter 8 How Can I Help Slow Learners? p. 191
- Chapter 9 How Can I Know Whether New Technology Will Improve Student Learning? p. 217
- Chapter 10 What About My Mind? p. 251.
- Notes:
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 06, 2021).
- ISBN:
- 9781119715795
- 1119715792
- Publisher Number:
- 40030514044
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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