Why don't students like school? : a cognitive scientist answers questions about how the mind works and what it means for your classroom /
Kids are naturally curious, but when it comes to school it seems like their minds are turned off. Why is it that they can remember the smallest details from their favorite television program, yet miss the most obvious questions on their history test?. Cognitive scientist Dan Willingham has focused h...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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San Francisco, CA :
Jossey-Bass,
[2009]
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | Wiley Online Library.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Kids are naturally curious, but when it comes to school it seems like their minds are turned off. Why is it that they can remember the smallest details from their favorite television program, yet miss the most obvious questions on their history test?. 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. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (iv, 224 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [167]-169) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0470730439 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions) 0470730447 (electronic bk. : Mobipocket Reader) 0470730455 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions) 1118269527 (electronic bk.) 9780470730430 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions) 9780470730447 (electronic bk. : Mobipocket Reader) 9780470730454 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions) 9781118269527 (electronic bk.) |
| DOI: | 10.1002/9781118269527 |