Overview

What makes some students thrive while others struggle? This exciting book reveals how teachers can help young people become expert learners—curious, resilient, and capable of thinking for themselves. Drawing on educational and psychological research, this book explores three key themes—how we learn, the challenges of thinking, and habit formation—providing a clear practical framework to help students develop more effective, lasting learning habits. It explains how students absorb and forget information, the limits of working memory, the importance of self-control, and how cognitive biases affect decision-making alongside strategies to foster critical thinking. Providing actionable guidance for supporting learning in school and at home, this book includes: Memorable stories of real experiences and case studies designed to create an emotional impact and help ideas about learning habits ""stick"" with readers Student-friendly demonstrations of scientific experiments which can be downloaded from www.routledge.com/9781041096382, showing surprising and counterintuitive aspects of how we learn, think, and form habits Chapter summaries, images, and a dedicated scenarios chapter to make the key messages easy to follow, revisit, and apply With additional guidance on the role of AI in education and using technology effectively, this is essential reading for teachers and parents wanting to help children and young people develop effective, sustainable learning habits.

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Learning Habits by Richard Wheadon is timely, as it shifts the focus from teaching practice to student learning, thinking and habit formation. Wheadon shares his vast experiences, as a classroom teacher, leader and parent and combines this with an extensive evidence base. How can schools share the knowledge and insight from cognitive science with their students, parents and the wider school community? Wheadon helps to make this possible with practical advice, suggestions and scenarios. Kate Jones: Best Selling Author and Senior Associate for Teaching and Learning at Evidence Based Education Richard Wheadon’s Learning Habits: How to Develop Independent and Successful Learners provides a thoughtfully considered exploration, from an experts point of view, as to how we can create learners who not only know things but know what to do with that knowledge too. An excellent read from EYFS to University.' Zoe Enser – School Improvement Lead The Education Partnership Trust In Learning Habits, Wheadon offers a fascinating perspective on the science of learning. By exploring areas such as knowledge acquisition, learning biases and habit formation, he makes a compelling case for the application of cognitive science to the classroom context. A very useful book for teachers of all ages. Mark Roberts, Director of Research and English teacher, Carrickfergus Grammar School Wheadon offers a clear and unique insight into learning habits and their implications for teaching. Wheadon weaves a comprehensive research base together with familiar practical challenges, making this book an engaging read and a vital companion for improvement efforts. The content is challenging but Wheadon creates a narrative of complex ideas that make that content digestible and crucially, actionable. Adam Kohlbeck – Primary Deputy Head and co-founder of EduPulse

Author Information

Richard Wheadon has nearly 20 years of teaching experience. He previously oversaw teaching and learning in a large comprehensive school and was recently awarded a Fellowship by the Chartered College of Teaching. He has presented at education conferences in the United Kingdom and abroad.

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