Why Don't Students Like School?
Why Don't Students Like School?
A Cognitive Scientist Answers Questions About How the Mind Works and What It Means for the Classroom
Willingham, Daniel T.
John Wiley & Sons Inc
06/2021
320
Mole
Inglês
9781119715665
15 a 20 dias
382
Acknowledgments to the Second Edition xiii
The Author xv
Introduction xvii
Chapter 1 Why Don't Students Like School? 1
Chapter 2 How Can I Teach Students the Skills They Need When Standardized Tests Require Only Facts? 25
Chapter 3 Why Do Students Remember Everything That's on Television and Forget Everything I Say? 57
Chapter 4 Why Is It So Hard for Students to Understand Abstract Ideas? 95
Chapter 5 Is Drilling Worth It? 119
Chapter 6 What's the Secret to Getting Students to Think Like Real Scientists, Mathematicians, and Historians? 143
Chapter 7 How Should I Adjust My Teaching for Different Types of Learners? 167
Chapter 8 How Can I Help Slow Learners? 191
Chapter 9 How Can I Know Whether New Technology Will Improve Student Learning? 217
Chapter 10 What About My Mind? 251
Conclusion 273
Glossary 281
Notes 285
Index 291
Acknowledgments to the Second Edition xiii
The Author xv
Introduction xvii
Chapter 1 Why Don't Students Like School? 1
Chapter 2 How Can I Teach Students the Skills They Need When Standardized Tests Require Only Facts? 25
Chapter 3 Why Do Students Remember Everything That's on Television and Forget Everything I Say? 57
Chapter 4 Why Is It So Hard for Students to Understand Abstract Ideas? 95
Chapter 5 Is Drilling Worth It? 119
Chapter 6 What's the Secret to Getting Students to Think Like Real Scientists, Mathematicians, and Historians? 143
Chapter 7 How Should I Adjust My Teaching for Different Types of Learners? 167
Chapter 8 How Can I Help Slow Learners? 191
Chapter 9 How Can I Know Whether New Technology Will Improve Student Learning? 217
Chapter 10 What About My Mind? 251
Conclusion 273
Glossary 281
Notes 285
Index 291