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Index
Title Page
Copyright Page
Acknowledgements
Dedication
The Author
Introduction
Chapter 1 - Why Don’t Students Like School?
The Mind Is Not Designed for Thinking
People Are Naturally Curious, but Curiosity Is Fragile
How Thinking Works
Implications for the Classroom
Notes
Bibliography
Chapter 2 - How Can I Teach Students the Skills They Need When Standardized ...
Knowledge Is Essential to Reading Comprhension
Background Knowledge Is Necessary for Cognitive Skills
Factual Knowledge Improves Your Memory
Implications for the Classroom
Notes
Bibliography
Chapter 3 - Why Do Students Remember Everything That’s on Television and Forget ...
The Importance of Memory
What Good Teachers Have in Common
The Power of Stories
Putting Story Structure to Work
But What If There Is No Meaning?
Implications for the Classroom
Note
Bibliography
Chapter 4 - Why Is It So Hard for Students to Understand Abstract Ideas?
Understanding Is Remembering in Disguise
Why Is Knowledge Shallow?
Why Doesn’t Knowledge Transfer?
Implications for the Classroom
Notes
Bibliography
Chapter 5 - Is Drilling Worth It?
Practice Enables Further Learning
Practice Makes Memory Long Lasting
Practice Improves Transfer
Implications for the Classroom
Notes
Bibliography
Chapter 6 - What’s the Secret to Getting Students to Think Like Real ...
What Do Scientists, Mathematicians, and Other Experts Do?
What Is in an Expert’s Mental Toolbox?
How Can We Get Students to Think Like Experts?
Implications for the Classroom
Bibliography
Chapter 7 - How Should I Adjust My Teaching for Different Types of Learners?
Styles and Abilities
Cognitive Styles
Visual, Auditory, And Kinesthetic Learners
Abilities and Multiple Intelligences
Conclusions
Implications for the Classroom
Notes
Bibliography
Chapter 8 - How Can I Help Slow Learners?
What Makes People Intelligent?
How Beliefs About Intelligence Matter
Implications for the Classroom
Notes
Bibliography
Chapter 9 - What About My Mind?
Teaching as a Cognitive Skill
The Importance of Practice
A Method for Getting and Giving Feedback
Consciously Trying to Improve: Self-Management
Smaller Steps
Notes
Bibliography
Conclusion
Notes
Index
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