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

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Liked It Rated 5 stars “A very interesting and useful book. Willingham walks you through nine cognitive principles that can guide how a lesson is taught and how your work with students. Some specifics are given but for the most part the principles are broad enough to be transfered to many different subjects and levels...” see full review » see other reviews »

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  • Rated 5 stars

  “A very interesting and useful book. Willingham walks you through nine cognitive principles that can guide how a lesson is taught and how your work with students. Some specifics are given but for the most part the principles are broad enough to be transfered to many different subjects and levels of study. ”

  P50ten wrote this review 11 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
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  “A worthy thought "Intelligence can be changed through susttained hard work."”

  Neil R wrote this review Thursday, November 5 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
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  “Somewhat disappointed in the book - little new information for teaching”

  MaryKK wrote this review Monday, November 9 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
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  “I am reading this for professional development hours. it is an interesting study that looks at the importance of background knowledge in successful learning.”

  Sheila H wrote this review Tuesday, July 28 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
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  “Teaching and learning from a cognitive scientist's perspective--provides the research as well as practical classroom applications. ”

  Michelle M wrote this review Saturday, July 25 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
  • Rated 3 stars

  “Very interesting information about how learning occurs from a cognitive scientist's perspective.”

  Mrs. O & the 5th, 6th, 7th, & 8th grade students wrote this review Sunday, July 12 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
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  “This book is a must-read for all educators. Willingham cuts through a lot of the popular education psychobabble to outline nine practical principles derived from cognitive psychology to guide lesson structure and course design for maximum learning success in the classroom. ”

  Donna B wrote this review Thursday, July 9 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
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  “Excellent book. It could replace most of the books in college psychology classes. Finally, something that is real and scientific.”

  Mark H wrote this review Monday, July 6 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No