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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 |
Available copies
- 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 | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Cognitive scientist Dan Willingham has focused his acclaimed research on the biological and cognitive basis of learning and has a deep understanding of the daily challenges faced by classroom teachers. This book will help teachers improve their practice by explaining how they and their students think and learn revealing the importance of story, emotion, memory, context, and routine in building knowledge and creating lasting learning experiences. --from publisher description. - Baker & Taylor
Helps teachers improve their practice by explaining how they and their students think and learn, revealing the importance of story, emotion, memory, context, and routine in building knowledge and creating lasting learning experiences. - Book News
Based on his "Ask the Cognitive Scientist" column for American Educator magazine, Willingham (psychology, U. of Virginia), applies some surprising as well as standard principles about how the mind works to classroom learning. For example, he counters the acceptance of distinct learning styles with research indicating that much of memory is meaning- rather than sensory-based, and explains how teachers can take advantage of the fact that knowledge acquisition is often incidental (even if the source is TV). Chapters include engaging examples, less and more technical references, and illustrations. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) - WILEY
Easy-to-apply, scientifically-based approaches for engaging students in the classroomCognitive 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."
âWall Street Journal
