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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments to the First Edition xi

Acknowledgments to the Second Edition xiii

The Author xv

Introduction xvii

Chapter 1 Why Don’t Students Like School? 1

Chapter 2 How Can I Teach Students the Skills They Need When Standardized Tests Require Only Facts? 25

Chapter 3 Why Do Students Remember Everything That’s on Television and Forget Everything I Say? 57

Chapter 4 Why Is It So Hard for Students to Understand Abstract Ideas? 95

Chapter 5 Is Drilling Worth It? 119

Chapter 6 What’s the Secret to Getting Students to Think Like Real Scientists, Mathematicians, and Historians? 143

Chapter 7 How Should I Adjust My Teaching for Different Types of Learners? 167

Chapter 8 How Can I Help Slow Learners? 191

Chapter 9 How Can I Know Whether New Technology Will Improve Student Learning? 217

Chapter 10 What About My Mind? 251

Conclusion 273

Glossary 281

Notes 285

Index 291

Why Dont Students Like School

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      Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Published 15 June 2021
      ISBN-13 9781119715665
      978-1119715665
      ISBN-10 1119715660
      Also in:
      Non Fiction Politics, Philosophy & Society Educational psychology

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Table of Contents

      Acknowledgments to the First Edition xi

      Acknowledgments to the Second Edition xiii

      The Author xv

      Introduction xvii

      Chapter 1 Why Don’t Students Like School? 1

      Chapter 2 How Can I Teach Students the Skills They Need When Standardized Tests Require Only Facts? 25

      Chapter 3 Why Do Students Remember Everything That’s on Television and Forget Everything I Say? 57

      Chapter 4 Why Is It So Hard for Students to Understand Abstract Ideas? 95

      Chapter 5 Is Drilling Worth It? 119

      Chapter 6 What’s the Secret to Getting Students to Think Like Real Scientists, Mathematicians, and Historians? 143

      Chapter 7 How Should I Adjust My Teaching for Different Types of Learners? 167

      Chapter 8 How Can I Help Slow Learners? 191

      Chapter 9 How Can I Know Whether New Technology Will Improve Student Learning? 217

      Chapter 10 What About My Mind? 251

      Conclusion 273

      Glossary 281

      Notes 285

      Index 291

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