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.

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Willingham, Daniel T

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, c2009.Description: iv, 228 p. : ill. ; 23cmISBN:

9780470279304 (hc : alk. paper)
0470279303
9780470591963 (pbk.)

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DDC classification:

370.1523 WIL 22nd ed.

LOC classification:

LB1060 .W5435 2009

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Table of contents

Summary: Cognitive scientist Dan Willingham has focused his acclaimed research on the biological and cognitive basis of learning and has a deep understanding of the daily challenges faced by classroom teachers. This book will help teachers improve their practice by explaining how they and their students think and learn revealing the importance of story, emotion, memory, context, and routine in building knowledge and creating lasting learning experiences. --from publisher description.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	CUoM Library General Stacks	Education	370.1523 WIL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	00002241

Includes bibliography and index

Cognitive scientist Dan Willingham has focused his acclaimed research on the biological and cognitive basis of learning and has a deep understanding of the daily challenges faced by classroom teachers. This book will help teachers improve their practice by explaining how they and their students think and learn revealing the importance of story, emotion, memory, context, and routine in building knowledge and creating lasting learning experiences. --from publisher description.

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