Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Meet the Authors -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 Multitasking -- The Myths -- The Research -- Myth 1: Multitasking allows your brain to work on several projects at once -- Myth 2: Multitasking is a useful skill that allows people to accomplish several tasks simultaneously in an efficient way, saving time and increasing productivity -- Myth 3: Multitasking helps you deal with distractions (prevents procrastination) -- Myth 4: Through practice, children, adolescents, and adults get better at multitasking -- The Tools -- 2 Examples -- The Myths -- The Research -- Myth 1: Using an example helps students generalize -- Myth 2: Examples make the topic interesting -- Myth 3: Making the material relatable or interesting automatically leads to learning -- The Tools -- 3 Focus -- The Myths -- The Research -- Myth 1: The ability to focus is inborn: some people have it, some people don't -- Myth 2: The best way to improve focus on real-world tasks is to avoid distractions by finding a quiet area with nothing to distract you -- Myth 3: I can still focus, even with my cell phone -- Myth 4: Getting distracted and letting your mind wander isn't a big deal -- The Tools -- 4 Testing -- The Myths -- The Research -- Myth 1: Testing only rewards test-taking skills and doesn't actually help students learn -- Myth 2: Testing promotes teaching to the test -- Myth 3: Testing doesn't measure learning -- Myth 4: There are two types of students: bad test takers and good test takers -- Myth 5: Testing causes undue anxiety and distress that is harmful to students -- The Tools -- 5 Learning Styles -- The Myths -- The Research -- Myth 1: Every person has their own learning style, some are visual learners, some are kinesthetic, some linguistic, etc