Why Don't Students Like School?: A Cognitive Scientist Answers Questions About How the Mind Works and What It Means for the Classroom

ISBN-13: 9781119715665 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 320 str.

Daniel T. (University of Virginia) Willingham

Spis treści

Acknowledgments to the First Edition xiAcknowledgments to the Second Edition xiiiThe Author xvIntroduction xviiChapter 1 Why Don't Students Like School? 1Chapter 2 How Can I Teach Students the Skills They Need When Standardized Tests Require Only Facts? 25Chapter 3 Why Do Students Remember Everything That's on Television and Forget Everything I Say? 57Chapter 4 Why is It So Hard for Students to Understand Abstract Ideas? 95Chapter 5 Is Drilling Worth It? 119Chapter 6 What's the Secret to Getting Students to Think Like Real Scientists, Mathematicians, and Historians? 143Chapter 7 How Should I Adjust My Teaching for Different Types of Learners? 167Chapter 8 How Can I Help Slow Learners? 191Chapter 9 How Can I Know Whether New Technology Will Improve Student Learning? 217Chapter 10 What About My Mind? 251Conclusion 273Glossary 281Notes 285Index 291

O autorze

DANIEL T. WILLINGHAM is Professor of Psychology at the University of Virginia. He is the author of several educational books, the columnist for "Ask the Cognitive Scientist" for American Educator, and a fellow of the American Psychological Association. He was appointed in 2017 by President Obama to serve as a Member of the National Board for Education Sciences.