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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Lang, James M., author.
Title: Distracted : why students can’t focus and what you can do about it / James M. Lang.
Description: First edition. | New York : Basic Books, 2020. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2020015825 | ISBN 9781541699809 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781541699816 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Motivation in education. | Attention in adolescence. | Interest (Psychology) | Effective teaching. | Classroom environment. | Active learning. | Problem-based learning. | Student participation in curriculum planning. | Cognitive neuroscience.
Classification: LCC LB1065 .L348 2020 | DDC 370.15/4—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020015825
ISBNs: 978-1-5416-9980-9 (hardcover), 978-1-5416-9981-6 (ebook)
E3-20200917-JV-NF-ORI