28 Books like Learning That Sticks

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.

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6k+

🧠 Learning Science 🏫 Classroom Practice 💭 Memory And Learning 🧩 Expertise Development 🎯 Deliberate Practice

Why Don't Students Like School? 97%

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 🧩 Expertise Development 🎯 Deliberate Practice

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 📝 Retrieval Practice 📅 Spaced Repetition

Powerful Teaching 97%

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 📝 Retrieval Practice 📅 Spaced Repetition

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 📊 Evidence-Based Instruction 🔄 Knowledge Transfer

Learning Science for Instructional Designers Summary

Learning Science for Instructional Designers 96%

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 📊 Evidence-Based Instruction 🔄 Knowledge Transfer

Small Teaching

by James M. Lang • 2016

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

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🎓 College Teaching 🧠 Science Of Learning 📋 Evidence-Based Teaching 👩‍🏫 Faculty Development ✋ Active Learning

Small Teaching 96%

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 👩‍🏫 Faculty Development ✋ Active Learning

How Learning Works

by Susan A. Ambrose • 2010

The research behind why students forget your best lecture, and what actually makes learning durable.

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1k+

📚 Evidence-Based Teaching 🎓 Higher Education 📋 Instructional Design 🎯 Student Motivation 🧠 Metacognition

How Learning Works 96%

The research behind why students forget your best lecture, and what actually makes learning durable.

by Susan A. Ambrose 2010

4.12

1k+ ratings

📚 Evidence-Based Teaching 🎓 Higher Education 📋 Instructional Design 🎯 Student Motivation 🧠 Metacognition

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 ✋ Active Learning 🎮 Gamification

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 ✋ Active Learning 🎮 Gamification

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 ⚖️ Cognitive Load Theory ✅ Formative Assessment

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 ⚖️ Cognitive Load Theory ✅ Formative Assessment

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 🗣️ Explicit Instruction 🧠 Metacognition

Teachers as Architects of Learning Summary

Teachers as Architects of Learning 95%

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 🗣️ Explicit Instruction 🧠 Metacognition

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 ⚖️ Cognitive Load Theory 🌱 Self-Determination Theory

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 ⚖️ Cognitive Load Theory 🌱 Self-Determination Theory

Make It Stick

by Peter C. Brown • 2014

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

4.15

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🔬 Learning Science 🧠 Retrieval Practice ⏳ Spaced Repetition 💭 Metacognition ⚡ Desirable Difficulties

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 💭 Metacognition ⚡ Desirable Difficulties

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 🧗 Productive Struggle 🔍 Critical Thinking

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 🧗 Productive Struggle 🔍 Critical Thinking

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 🤝 Student Relationships ☀️ Classroom Climate

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 🤝 Student Relationships ☀️ Classroom Climate

Design for How People Learn

by Julie Dirksen • 2011

Most training fights the brain. Here's how to design experiences that work with it instead.

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2k+

📐 Instructional Design 🏢 Corporate Training 🧠 Learning Science 🧩 Memory And Retention 🔄 Behavior Change

Design for How People Learn 95%

Most training fights the brain. Here's how to design experiences that work with it instead.

by Julie Dirksen 2011

4.27

2k+ ratings

📐 Instructional Design 🏢 Corporate Training 🧠 Learning Science 🧩 Memory And Retention 🔄 Behavior Change

Making Thinking Visible

by Ron Ritchhart • 2011

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

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🧪 Formative Assessment 🔍 Inquiry-Based Learning ❓ Questioning Techniques 🧠 Metacognition 💬 Student Discourse

Making Thinking Visible 95%

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 🧠 Metacognition 💬 Student Discourse

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 🔄 Knowledge Transfer 🛠️ Skill Acquisition

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 🔄 Knowledge Transfer 🛠️ Skill Acquisition

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 🗂️ Retrieval Practice 🏛️ Cultural Literacy

Making Kids Cleverer 95%

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 🗂️ Retrieval Practice 🏛️ Cultural Literacy

The Unschooled Mind

by Howard Gardner • 1991

Children's intuitive theories outlast school; genuine understanding takes deliberate rewiring.

3.96

956

🧠 Cognitive Development 🌱 Progressive Education 📚 Educational Psychology 🛠️ Project-Based Learning 🏗️ Constructivism

The Unschooled Mind 95%

Children's intuitive theories outlast school; genuine understanding takes deliberate rewiring.

by Howard Gardner 1991

3.96

956 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Development 🌱 Progressive Education 📚 Educational Psychology 🛠️ Project-Based Learning 🏗️ Constructivism

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

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🎓 Faculty Development 🧠 Metacognition 📚 Study Skills ✏️ Active Learning 🌱 Growth Mindset

Teach Students How to Learn 95%

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 ✏️ Active Learning 🌱 Growth Mindset

Accelerated Learning for the 21st Century

by Colin Rose • 1985

A six-step system for learning anything faster, remembering more, and future-proofing your career.

3.93

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⚡ Accelerated Learning 🌐 Multiple Intelligences 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🧠 Memory Improvement 📚 Self-Directed Learning

Accelerated Learning for the 21st Century Summary

Accelerated Learning for the 21st Century 95%

A six-step system for learning anything faster, remembering more, and future-proofing your career.

by Colin Rose 1985

3.93

189 ratings

⚡ Accelerated Learning 🌐 Multiple Intelligences 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🧠 Memory Improvement 📚 Self-Directed 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 🧬 Brain Health 🌱 Growth Mindset

The New Science of Learning 95%

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 🧬 Brain Health 🌱 Growth Mindset

The Reading Mind

by Daniel T. Willingham • 2017

Reading is a cognitive assembly line from symbols to meaning, and digital habits are disrupting it.

4.14

605

🔬 Reading Science 📚 Literacy Instruction 🧠 Cognitive Psychology 📖 Reading Comprehension 📝 Vocabulary Development

The Reading Mind 95%

Reading is a cognitive assembly line from symbols to meaning, and digital habits are disrupting it.

by Daniel T. Willingham 2017

4.14

605 ratings

🔬 Reading Science 📚 Literacy Instruction 🧠 Cognitive Psychology 📖 Reading Comprehension 📝 Vocabulary Development

How We Learn

by Benedict Carey • 2014

Forgetting isn't a glitch in your memory. It's the engine that makes real learning possible.

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🧠 Learning Science 🧩 Cognitive Psychology 🔁 Spaced Repetition 💭 Forgetting And Memory 😴 Sleep And Cognition

How We Learn 95%

Forgetting isn't a glitch in your memory. It's the engine that makes real learning possible.

by Benedict Carey 2014

3.91

7k+ ratings

🧠 Learning Science 🧩 Cognitive Psychology 🔁 Spaced Repetition 💭 Forgetting And Memory 😴 Sleep And Cognition

Building a Better Teacher

by Elizabeth Green • 2014

The myth of natural-born teachers has sabotaged reform; teaching is a learnable craft, not charisma.

3.75

1k+

🧑‍🏫 Teacher Development 🏫 Education Reform 🧠 Cognitive Science Of Learning 📏 Classroom Management 🛠️ Teaching As Craft

Building a Better Teacher 95%

The myth of natural-born teachers has sabotaged reform; teaching is a learnable craft, not charisma.

by Elizabeth Green 2014

3.75

1k+ ratings

🧑‍🏫 Teacher Development 🏫 Education Reform 🧠 Cognitive Science Of Learning 📏 Classroom Management 🛠️ Teaching As Craft

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 ✍️ Active Learning 👁️ Attention Management

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 ✍️ Active Learning 👁️ Attention Management

Stop Talking, Start Influencing

by Jared Cooney Horvath • 2019

Twelve brain rules for communication that sticks, starting with why text and speech don't mix.

4.29

261

🧠 Applied Neuroscience 📚 Science Of Learning 🎤 Presentation Skills 📊 Multimedia Learning 💭 Cognitive Science

Stop Talking, Start Influencing 94%

Twelve brain rules for communication that sticks, starting with why text and speech don't mix.

by Jared Cooney Horvath 2019

4.29

261 ratings

🧠 Applied Neuroscience 📚 Science Of Learning 🎤 Presentation Skills 📊 Multimedia Learning 💭 Cognitive Science

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 📊 Formative Assessment 🛠️ Classroom Management

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 📊 Formative Assessment 🛠️ Classroom Management

Multimedia Learning

by Richard E. Mayer • 2001

Why adding pictures to a lesson can double understanding or destroy it.

4.07

166

🧱 Instructional Design 🧠 Cognitive Load Theory 📊 Evidence-Based Teaching 🔬 Learning Science 👁️ Visual Communication

Multimedia Learning 94%

Why adding pictures to a lesson can double understanding or destroy it.

by Richard E. Mayer 2001

4.07

166 ratings

🧱 Instructional Design 🧠 Cognitive Load Theory 📊 Evidence-Based Teaching 🔬 Learning Science 👁️ Visual Communication

Rewiring Education

by John D. Couch • 2018

Schools run on factory logic. An Apple insider's playbook for redesigning them with technology.

3.79

266

📚 Education Reform 💻 Edtech 🧩 Personalized Learning 🔍 Inquiry-Based Learning 👨‍💻 Coding Education

Rewiring Education 94%

Schools run on factory logic. An Apple insider's playbook for redesigning them with technology.

by John D. Couch 2018

3.79

266 ratings

📚 Education Reform 💻 Edtech 🧩 Personalized Learning 🔍 Inquiry-Based Learning 👨‍💻 Coding Education

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