Why Don't Students Like School: A Cognitive Scientist Answers Questions About How the Mind Works and What It Means for the Classroom

分类: 图书,进口原版,Nonfiction(非虚构类),Education(教育),College & University,
品牌: Daniel T. Willingham
基本信息出版社:Jossey-Bass; 1 (2009年3月16日)精装:192页正文语种:英语ISBN:0470279303条形码:9780470279304商品尺寸:16.4 x 2.1 x 23.4 cm商品重量:363 gASIN:0470279303商品描述内容简介Easy-to-apply, scientifically-based approaches for engaging students in the classroomCognitive 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 classroomIncludes surprising findings, such as that intelligence is malleable, and that you cannot develop "thinking skills" without factsHow 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作者简介Daniel T. Willinghamis professor of psychology at the University of Virginia, where he has taught since 1992. He writes the popularAsk the Cognitive Scientistcolumn forAmerican Educatormagazine.