DANIEL T. WILLINGHAM is Professor of Psychology at the University of Virginia. He is the author of several educational books, the columnist for “Ask the Cognitive Scientist” for American Educator, and a fellow of the American Psychological Association. He was appointed in 2017 by President Obama to serve as a Member of the National Board for Education Sciences.

• Acknowledgments to the First Edition xiAcknowledgments to the Second Edition xiiiThe Author xvIntroduction xviiChapter 1Why Don’t Students Like School? 1Chapter 2How Can I Teach Students the Skills They Need When Standardized Tests Require Only Facts? 25Chapter 3Why Do Students Remember Everything That’s on Television and Forget Everything I Say? 57Chapter 4Why Is It So Hard for Students to Understand Abstract Ideas? 95Chapter 5Is Drilling Worth It? 119Chapter 6What’s the Secret to Getting Students to Think Like Real Scientists, Mathematicians, and Historians? 143Chapter 7How Should I Adjust My Teaching for Different Types of Learners? 167Chapter 8How Can I Help Slow Learners? 191Chapter 9How Can I Know Whether New Technology Will Improve Student Learning? 217Chapter 10What About My Mind? 251Conclusion 273Glossary 281Notes 285Index 291

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DANIEL T. WILLINGHAM is Professor of Psychology at the University of Virginia. He is the author of several educational books, the columnist for “Ask the Cognitive Scientist” for American Educator, and a fellow of the American Psychological Association. He was appointed in 2017 by President Obama to serve as a Member of the National Board for Education Sciences.

• Acknowledgments to the First Edition xiAcknowledgments to the Second Edition xiiiThe Author xvIntroduction xviiChapter 1Why Don’t Students Like School? 1Chapter 2How Can I Teach Students the Skills They Need When Standardized Tests Require Only Facts? 25Chapter 3Why Do Students Remember Everything That’s on Television and Forget Everything I Say? 57Chapter 4Why Is It So Hard for Students to Understand Abstract Ideas? 95Chapter 5Is Drilling Worth It? 119Chapter 6What’s the Secret to Getting Students to Think Like Real Scientists, Mathematicians, and Historians? 143Chapter 7How Should I Adjust My Teaching for Different Types of Learners? 167Chapter 8How Can I Help Slow Learners? 191Chapter 9How Can I Know Whether New Technology Will Improve Student Learning? 217Chapter 10What About My Mind? 251Conclusion 273Glossary 281Notes 285Index 291

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DANIEL T. WILLINGHAM is Professor of Psychology at the University of Virginia. He is the author of several educational books, the columnist for “Ask the Cognitive Scientist” for American Educator, and a fellow of the American Psychological Association. He was appointed in 2017 by President Obama to serve as a Member of the National Board for Education Sciences.

• Acknowledgments to the First Edition xiAcknowledgments to the Second Edition xiiiThe Author xvIntroduction xviiChapter 1Why Don’t Students Like School? 1Chapter 2How Can I Teach Students the Skills They Need When Standardized Tests Require Only Facts? 25Chapter 3Why Do Students Remember Everything That’s on Television and Forget Everything I Say? 57Chapter 4Why Is It So Hard for Students to Understand Abstract Ideas? 95Chapter 5Is Drilling Worth It? 119Chapter 6What’s the Secret to Getting Students to Think Like Real Scientists, Mathematicians, and Historians? 143Chapter 7How Should I Adjust My Teaching for Different Types of Learners? 167Chapter 8How Can I Help Slow Learners? 191Chapter 9How Can I Know Whether New Technology Will Improve Student Learning? 217Chapter 10What About My Mind? 251Conclusion 273Glossary 281Notes 285Index 291

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