1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910467745603321

Autore

Ho Petula Sik Ying

Titolo

Cong qing yu, lun li yu quan li kan xianggang de liang xing wen ti / / Petula Sik Ying Ho

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hong Kong, China : , : Hong Kong University Press, , 2013

ISBN

988-8390-07-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (355 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

333.7830971

Soggetti

Sex differences

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Cinese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911020341403321

Autore

Willingham Daniel T

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Francisco, : Jossey-Bass, c2009

ISBN

1-282-12321-1

9786612123214

1-118-26952-7

0-470-73043-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (195 p.)

Classificazione

5,3

CP 5000

Disciplina

370.15

370.15/23

Soggetti

Learning, Psychology of

Effective teaching

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa



Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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 classroomIncludes surprising findings, such as that intellig