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OverviewEasy-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 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. -Wall Street Journal Full Product DetailsAuthor: Daniel T. WillinghamPublisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd Imprint: Jossey Bass Wiley Dimensions: Width: 16.50cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.80cm Weight: 0.380kg ISBN: 9780470279304ISBN 10: 0470279303 Pages: 192 Publication Date: 07 April 2009 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print  Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments. 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.ReviewsBut 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. (Wall Street Journal, April 29, 2009) Drilling often conjures up images of late-19th-century schoolhouses, with students singsonging state capitals in unison without much comprehension of what they have learned, (New York Times, 2010) But 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. (Wall Street Journal, April 29, 2009) Author InformationDaniel T. Willingham is professor of psychology at the University of Virginia, where he has taught since 1992. He writes the popular Ask the Cognitive Scientist column for American Educator magazine. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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