Daniel T. Willingham 

Cognitive psychology informing education 

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Cognitive processes

How to allocate study time

Why transfer is hard

Why students remember or forget

Why students think they understand when they don't

Why practice is important

Why people love and remember stories

Why background knowledge  is important

How to teach critical thinking 

Why reading comprehension strategies are less useful than most people think

Motivation

The role of praise

The role of reward

Evaluations of Theories

Multiple Intelligences

Visual, auditory, kinesthetic learners

Brain-based learning

Developmentally appropriate practice 

Special Education

Understanding ADHD

Mel Levine's A Mind at a Time  

  Books

Cognition: The thinking animal


Current Directions in Cognitive Science

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Video: Brain based education--Watch on YouTube

Article: What Is Developmentally Appropriate Practice? 

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Brain based education--Watch on YouTube

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