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Willingham Daniel T |
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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 |
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San Francisco, : Jossey-Bass, c2009 |
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1-282-12321-1 |
9786612123214 |
1-118-26952-7 |
0-470-73043-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (195 p.) |
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Learning, Psychology of |
Effective teaching |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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; Contents; Acknowledgments; The Author; Introduction; Chapter 1: Why Don't Students Like School?; Chapter 2: How Can I Teach Students the Skills They Need When Standardized Tests Require Only Facts?; Chapter 3: Why Do Students Remember Everything That's on Television and Forget Everything I Say?; Chapter 4: Why Is It So Hard for Students to Understand Abstract Ideas?; Chapter 5: Is Drilling Worth It? |
Chapter 6: What's the Secret to Getting Students to Think Like Real Scientists, Mathematicians, and Historians?Chapter 7: How Should I Adjust My Teaching for Different Types of Learners?; Chapter 8: How Can I Help Slow Learners?; Chapter 9: What About My Mind?; Conclusion; Notes; Index; Credit Lines |
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Easy-to-apply, scientifically-based approaches for engaging students in the classroom Cognitive scientist Dan Willingham focuses his |
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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 classroomIncludes surprising findings, such as that intellig |
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