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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 your classroom
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- ISBN: 9780470279304 (hbk. : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 0470279303 (hbk. : alk. paper)
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Physical Description:
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vi, 180 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2009.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-169) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Why don't students like school? -- How can I teach students the skills they need when standardized tests require only facts? -- Why do students remember everything that's on television and forget everything I say? -- Why is it so hard for students to understand abstract ideas? -- Is drilling worth it? -- What's the secret to getting students to think like scientists, mathematicians, and historians? -- How should I adjust my teaching for different types of learners? -- How can I help slow learners? -- What about my mind? |
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| Subject: | Learning, Psychology of Effective teaching Learning psychology |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Decoda Literacy Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Decoda Literacy Library | 370.1523 W55 2009 (Text) | 35410000015479 | General Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |
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| 100 | 1 | . | ‡aWillingham, Daniel T. |
| 245 | 1 | 0. | ‡aWhy don't students like school? : ‡ba cognitive scientist answers questions about how the mind works and what it means for your classroom / ‡cDaniel T. Willingham. |
| 250 | . | ‡a1st ed. | |
| 260 | . | ‡aSan Francisco : ‡bJossey-Bass, ‡cc2009. | |
| 300 | . | ‡avi, 180 p. : ‡bill. ; ‡c24 cm. | |
| 504 | . | ‡aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [167]-169) and index. | |
| 505 | 0 | . | ‡aWhy don't students like school? -- How can I teach students the skills they need when standardized tests require only facts? -- Why do students remember everything that's on television and forget everything I say? -- Why is it so hard for students to understand abstract ideas? -- Is drilling worth it? -- What's the secret to getting students to think like scientists, mathematicians, and historians? -- How should I adjust my teaching for different types of learners? -- How can I help slow learners? -- What about my mind? |
| 520 | . | ‡aThis readable book sets out nine principles of how the mind operates and applies it to work in the classroom. Written for K-Gr. 12 teachers, the principles may be applied to many learning settings. | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aLearning, Psychology of. | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aEffective teaching. | |
| 653 | . | ‡aLearning psychology | |
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