Why Don't Students Like School?

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 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

ISBN 047059196X   Pages 240 ISBN13 9780470591963 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 334 Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd   Published in Chichester Imprint Jossey Bass Wiley   Height (mm) 232 Format Paperback   Width (mm) 153 Publication date 09 Apr 2010   Spine width (mm) 16 DEWEY 370.15   Academic level General DEWEY edition DC22

		Introduction		1
Ch. 1		Why Don't Students Like School?		3
Ch. 2		How Can I Teach Students the Skills They Need When Standardized Tests Require Only Facts?		25
Ch. 3		Why Do Students Remember Everything That's on Television and Forget Everything I Say?		53
Ch. 4		Why Is It So Hard for Students to Understand Abstract Ideas?		87
Ch. 5		Is Drilling Worth It?		107
Ch. 6		What's the Secret to Getting Students to Think Like Real Scientists, Mathematicians, and Historians?		127
Ch. 7		How Should I Adjust My Teaching for Different Types of Learners?		147
Ch. 8		How Can I Help Slow Learners?		169
Ch. 9		What About My Mind?		189
		Conclusion		207
		End Notes		214
		Index		217
		Credit Lines		225

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