27 Books like How Learning Works

Small Teaching

by James M. Lang • 2016

A two-minute quiz beats an hour of re-reading: brief, research-backed teaching moves.

4.28

2k+

🎓 College Teaching 🧠 Science Of Learning 📋 Evidence-Based Teaching

Small Teaching 98%

A two-minute quiz beats an hour of re-reading: brief, research-backed teaching moves.

by James M. Lang 2016

4.28

2k+ ratings

🎓 College Teaching 🧠 Science Of Learning 📋 Evidence-Based Teaching

Teach Students How to Learn

by Saundra Yancy McGuire • 2015

Metacognition is the missing course. A 43-year veteran shows how to teach it inside yours.

4.18

489

🎓 Faculty Development 🧠 Metacognition 📚 Study Skills

Teach Students How to Learn 97%

Metacognition is the missing course. A 43-year veteran shows how to teach it inside yours.

by Saundra Yancy McGuire 2015

4.18

489 ratings

🎓 Faculty Development 🧠 Metacognition 📚 Study Skills

Teachers as Architects of Learning

by Gavin Grift • 2020

Twelve levers to design learning that sticks: shift focus from teaching to student understanding.

4.00

🧱 Instructional Design 🧑‍🏫 Student-Centered Learning 📝 Formative Assessment

Teachers as Architects of Learning Summary

Teachers as Architects of Learning 96%

Twelve levers to design learning that sticks: shift focus from teaching to student understanding.

by Gavin Grift 2020

4.00

1 ratings

🧱 Instructional Design 🧑‍🏫 Student-Centered Learning 📝 Formative Assessment

How to Teach Anything

by Peter Hollins • 2021

Turn any topic into a lesson that clicks, using the learning science most teachers never learn.

4.10

129

🏫 Teaching Methods 🧪 Learning Science 📝 Study Skills

How to Teach Anything 96%

Turn any topic into a lesson that clicks, using the learning science most teachers never learn.

by Peter Hollins 2021

4.10

129 ratings

🏫 Teaching Methods 🧪 Learning Science 📝 Study Skills

Rosenshine's Principles in Action

by Tom Sherrington • 2019

The 80% rule and nine other practices that turn cognitive science into tomorrow's lesson plan.

4.27

1k+

📊 Evidence-Based Teaching 🧠 Science Of Learning 📖 Explicit Instruction

Rosenshine's Principles in Action Summary

Rosenshine's Principles in Action 96%

The 80% rule and nine other practices that turn cognitive science into tomorrow's lesson plan.

by Tom Sherrington 2019

4.27

1k+ ratings

📊 Evidence-Based Teaching 🧠 Science Of Learning 📖 Explicit Instruction

Learning That Sticks

by Bryan Goodwin • 2020

Classrooms often fight how the brain learns. A model for aligning teaching with our natural wiring.

4.13

🏫 K-12 Instruction 🔬 Learning Science 🧠 Brain-Based Learning

Learning That Sticks 96%

Classrooms often fight how the brain learns. A model for aligning teaching with our natural wiring.

by Bryan Goodwin 2020

4.13

68 ratings

🏫 K-12 Instruction 🔬 Learning Science 🧠 Brain-Based Learning

Powerful Teaching

by Pooja K. Agarwal • 2019

Re-reading is not enough. Four classroom strategies from science that raise grades a full letter.

4.27

963

🧠 Learning Science 📚 Evidence-Based Teaching 🏫 Classroom Strategies

Powerful Teaching 96%

Re-reading is not enough. Four classroom strategies from science that raise grades a full letter.

by Pooja K. Agarwal 2019

4.27

963 ratings

🧠 Learning Science 📚 Evidence-Based Teaching 🏫 Classroom Strategies

Why Don't Students Like School?

by Daniel T. Willingham • 2009

Kids remember what they think about, not what you teach. The lesson plan that follows.

4.04

6k+

🧠 Learning Science 🏫 Classroom Practice 💭 Memory And Learning

Why Don't Students Like School? 96%

Kids remember what they think about, not what you teach. The lesson plan that follows.

by Daniel T. Willingham 2009

4.04

6k+ ratings

🧠 Learning Science 🏫 Classroom Practice 💭 Memory And Learning

Learning Science for Instructional Designers

by Clark N. Quinn • 2021

Working memory holds three chunks, not seven. Design instruction around the brain's real limits.

4.09

📐 Instructional Design 🧠 Learning Science ⚖️ Cognitive Load Theory

Learning Science for Instructional Designers Summary

Learning Science for Instructional Designers 95%

Working memory holds three chunks, not seven. Design instruction around the brain's real limits.

by Clark N. Quinn 2021

4.09

56 ratings

📐 Instructional Design 🧠 Learning Science ⚖️ Cognitive Load Theory

Teach Yourself How to Learn

by Saundra Yancy McGuire • 2018

You think you know it until the test proves otherwise. Here’s how to know before.

4.14

609

🧑‍🎓 Study Skills 🌱 Growth Mindset 📖 Active Reading

Teach Yourself How to Learn 95%

You think you know it until the test proves otherwise. Here’s how to know before.

by Saundra Yancy McGuire 2018

4.14

609 ratings

🧑‍🎓 Study Skills 🌱 Growth Mindset 📖 Active Reading

How to Teach Kids Anything

by Peter Hollins • 2021

What the research says: let kids struggle, target 85% accuracy, hand them the red pen.

3.82

📚 Pedagogy 🧠 Learning Science 🤔 Metacognition

How to Teach Kids Anything 95%

What the research says: let kids struggle, target 85% accuracy, hand them the red pen.

by Peter Hollins 2021

3.82

28 ratings

📚 Pedagogy 🧠 Learning Science 🤔 Metacognition

Learn Better

by Ulrich Boser • 2017

Six research-backed steps to master any skill, from fixing your memory to fueling your motivation.

3.82

1k+

🧠 Learning Science 🏋️ Deliberate Practice 💭 Metacognition

Learn Better 95%

Six research-backed steps to master any skill, from fixing your memory to fueling your motivation.

by Ulrich Boser 2017

3.82

1k+ ratings

🧠 Learning Science 🏋️ Deliberate Practice 💭 Metacognition

Poor Students, Rich Teaching

by Eric Jensen • 2019

The teacher mindsets that bridge the gap between poverty and graduation cost nothing extra.

4.00

116

🏫 Teaching In Poverty 🧠 Brain-Based Learning 🌱 Growth Mindset

Poor Students, Rich Teaching 95%

The teacher mindsets that bridge the gap between poverty and graduation cost nothing extra.

by Eric Jensen 2019

4.00

116 ratings

🏫 Teaching In Poverty 🧠 Brain-Based Learning 🌱 Growth Mindset

Learning That CLICS

by Mary Slaughter • 2022

Most training ignores how the brain learns. CLICS fixes it with five principles.

4.50

📐 Instructional Design 🏢 Workplace Learning 🧠 Behavioral Science

Learning That CLICS 95%

Most training ignores how the brain learns. CLICS fixes it with five principles.

by Mary Slaughter 2022

4.50

4 ratings

📐 Instructional Design 🏢 Workplace Learning 🧠 Behavioral Science

Make It Stick

by Peter C. Brown • 2014

Rereading feels good but does little. The counterintuitive habits that build knowledge that lasts.

4.15

23k+

🔬 Learning Science 🧠 Retrieval Practice ⏳ Spaced Repetition

Make It Stick 95%

Rereading feels good but does little. The counterintuitive habits that build knowledge that lasts.

by Peter C. Brown 2014

4.15

23k+ ratings

🔬 Learning Science 🧠 Retrieval Practice ⏳ Spaced Repetition

Visible Learning for Teachers

by John Hattie • 2012

One teacher habit outperforms every method: constantly checking whether students actually learned.

4.04

1k+

🧪 Evidence-Based Teaching 📊 Teacher Effectiveness 📝 Formative Assessment

Visible Learning for Teachers 95%

One teacher habit outperforms every method: constantly checking whether students actually learned.

by John Hattie 2012

4.04

1k+ ratings

🧪 Evidence-Based Teaching 📊 Teacher Effectiveness 📝 Formative Assessment

Outsmart Your Brain

by Daniel T. Willingham • 2023

Your study habits run on intuition. Cognitive psychology reveals what makes learning stick.

3.95

1k+

📝 Study Skills 🧠 Cognitive Psychology ⚡ Active Learning

Outsmart Your Brain 94%

Your study habits run on intuition. Cognitive psychology reveals what makes learning stick.

by Daniel T. Willingham 2023

3.95

1k+ ratings

📝 Study Skills 🧠 Cognitive Psychology ⚡ Active Learning

The New Science of Learning

by Terry Doyle • 2018

Your brain runs on biological rules. Sleep, exercise, and spaced practice beat cramming every time.

🧠 Learning Science 📚 Study Skills ⏱️ Spaced Repetition

The New Science of Learning 94%

Your brain runs on biological rules. Sleep, exercise, and spaced practice beat cramming every time.

by Terry Doyle 2018

🧠 Learning Science 📚 Study Skills ⏱️ Spaced Repetition

Never Work Harder Than Your Students & Other Principles of Great Teaching

by Robyn R. Jackson • 2009

Eight principles for putting the cognitive load back on students, where it belongs.

3.74

964

🧠 Teacher Mindset 📋 Curriculum Design 🚀 Mastery Teaching

Never Work Harder Than Your Students & Other Principles of Great Teaching Summary

Never Work Harder Than Your Students & Other Principles of Great Teaching 94%

Eight principles for putting the cognitive load back on students, where it belongs.

by Robyn R. Jackson 2009

3.74

964 ratings

🧠 Teacher Mindset 📋 Curriculum Design 🚀 Mastery Teaching

Six Secrets Smart Students Dont Tell You

by Chandan Deshmukh • 2014

Top marks are learnable: memory tricks, smart notes, and the room rule that sharpens focus.

3.94

584

🧠 Study Skills 📝 Exam Preparation 🌱 Growth Mindset

Six Secrets Smart Students Dont Tell You Summary

Six Secrets Smart Students Dont Tell You 94%

Top marks are learnable: memory tricks, smart notes, and the room rule that sharpens focus.

by Chandan Deshmukh 2014

3.94

584 ratings

🧠 Study Skills 📝 Exam Preparation 🌱 Growth Mindset

Superstudent - Lær mer effektiv, få bedre karakterer

by Olav Schewe • 2014

Smarter studying, not more of it: the techniques that turn average students into top performers.

3.9

478

🧠 Study Skills 🔗 Memory Techniques ⏰ Time Management

Superstudent - Lær mer effektiv, få bedre karakterer Summary

Superstudent - Lær mer effektiv, få bedre karakterer 94%

Smarter studying, not more of it: the techniques that turn average students into top performers.

by Olav Schewe 2014

3.9

478 ratings

🧠 Study Skills 🔗 Memory Techniques ⏰ Time Management

Making Thinking Visible

by Ron Ritchhart • 2011

Stop grading their recall. Start seeing how they reason. The classroom steps that bridge the gap.

4.23

2k+

🧪 Formative Assessment 🔍 Inquiry-Based Learning ❓ Questioning Techniques

Making Thinking Visible 94%

Stop grading their recall. Start seeing how they reason. The classroom steps that bridge the gap.

by Ron Ritchhart 2011

4.23

2k+ ratings

🧪 Formative Assessment 🔍 Inquiry-Based Learning ❓ Questioning Techniques

Making Kids Cleverer

by David Didau • 2019

We told schools to teach skills, not facts. Now the evidence says that was a mistake.

4.17

130

🧱 Knowledge Rich Curriculum 📚 Explicit Instruction 🧠 Cognitive Load Theory

Making Kids Cleverer 94%

We told schools to teach skills, not facts. Now the evidence says that was a mistake.

by David Didau 2019

4.17

130 ratings

🧱 Knowledge Rich Curriculum 📚 Explicit Instruction 🧠 Cognitive Load Theory

The Science of Accelerated Learning

by Peter Hollins • 2017

15 minutes of real focus beats an hour of distracted study. The neuroscience of learning faster.

4.01

546

🧠 Learning Science 📚 Study Skills 🧩 Memory Techniques

The Science of Accelerated Learning Summary

The Science of Accelerated Learning 94%

15 minutes of real focus beats an hour of distracted study. The neuroscience of learning faster.

by Peter Hollins 2017

4.01

546 ratings

🧠 Learning Science 📚 Study Skills 🧩 Memory Techniques

Telling Ain't Training

by Harold D. Stolovitch • 2002

Lecturing is not teaching. The architecture for training that turns adults into capable performers.

4.09

467

🧑‍🏫 Adult Learning Theory 🎤 Train The Trainer 🧱 Instructional Design

Telling Ain't Training 94%

Lecturing is not teaching. The architecture for training that turns adults into capable performers.

by Harold D. Stolovitch 2002

4.09

467 ratings

🧑‍🏫 Adult Learning Theory 🎤 Train The Trainer 🧱 Instructional Design

Learning Experience Design Essentials

by Cara North • 2023

A ten-step design process that starts with real work and builds backward; no more content dumps.

4.16

📐 Instructional Design 🔍 Task Analysis 📊 Learning Evaluation

Learning Experience Design Essentials Summary

Learning Experience Design Essentials 94%

A ten-step design process that starts with real work and builds backward; no more content dumps.

by Cara North 2023

4.16

25 ratings

📐 Instructional Design 🔍 Task Analysis 📊 Learning Evaluation

Learn Like a Pro

by Barbara Oakley • 2021

Why rereading fails, and the science-backed techniques that make learning stick: a toolkit.

4.14

2k+

📚 Study Skills 🧠 Learning Science 📊 Evidence-Based Learning

Learn Like a Pro 94%

Why rereading fails, and the science-backed techniques that make learning stick: a toolkit.

by Barbara Oakley 2021

4.14

2k+ ratings

📚 Study Skills 🧠 Learning Science 📊 Evidence-Based Learning

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