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
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.
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