Daniel T. Willingham





Daniel T. Willingham

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Daniel Willingham earned his B.A. from Duke University in 1983 and his Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology from Harvard University in 1990. He is currently Professor of Psychology at the University of Virginia, where he has taught since 1992. Until about 2000, his research focused solely on the brain basis of learning and memory. Today, all of his research concerns the application of cognitive psychology to K-12 education. He writes the “Ask the Cognitive Scientist” column for American Educator magazine, and is an Associate Editor of Mind, Brain, and Education. He is also the author of Why Don't Students Like School? (Jossey-Bass) and When Can You Trust the Experts? (Jossey-Bass). His writing on education has been translated into ten languages.

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Average rating: 3.98 · 659 ratings · 142 reviews · 4 distinct works · Similar authors
Why Don't Students Like Sch...
3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 615 ratings — published 2009 — 13 editions
When Can You Trust the Expe...
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Cognition: The Thinking Animal
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