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 ...

"Why don't students like school?" Many students ask that question, too, as they struggle to stay attentive in class, while waiting for the bell to ring so they can pay attention to the things that ...

Daniel Willingham’s new book, Outsmart Your Brain: Why Learning Is Hard and How You Can Make It Easy, provides a handy guide for students and the people who work with them. Willingham has a PhD from ...

This story is part of the My Unsung Hero series, from the Hidden Brain team, about people whose kindness left a lasting impression on someone else. In 2010, Daniel Willingham was on his way back home ...

What does science say about the complex processes happening as a person reads? And how can K-12 educators use this to improve reading instruction? In this video, originally streamed on Facebook Live, ...

Daniel Willingham has long been interested in how learning and memory work. But about 15 years ago, the University of Virginia professor of psychology decided to move beyond the study of cognition and ...

The idea that some people learn best from visual or audio materials has been around since the 1950s. But there’s little evidence to support it. This website uses cookies to improve your experience ...