Easy-to-apply, scientifically-based approaches for engaging students in the classroom Cognitive scientist Dan Willingham focuses his acclaimed research on the biological and cognitive basis of learning. His book will help teachers improve their practice by explaining how they and their students think and learn. It reveals-the importance of story, emotion, memory, context, and routine in building knowledge and creating lasting learning experiences. Nine, easy-to-understand principles with clear applications for the classroom Includes surprising findings, such as that intelligence is malleable, and that you cannot develop "thinking skills" without facts How an understanding of the brain's workings can help teachers hone their teaching skills "Mr. Willingham's answers apply just as well outside the classroom. Corporate trainers, marketers and, not least, parents -anyone who cares about how we learn-should find his book valuable reading."

—Wall Street Journal

丹尼尔·T威林厄姆

1983年于杜克大学获得心理学本科学位，1990年于哈佛大学获得认知心理学博士学位，1992年至今在美国弗吉尼亚大学任心理学教授。2000年之前，其研究主要关注以大脑为基础的学习和记忆方面；2000年至今，其研究主要围绕认知心理学在基础教育方面的应 用。威林厄姆还为《美国教育家》杂志撰写《向认知科学家提问》专栏，其个人网站地址为：http://www.danielwillingham.com。