E-Book, Englisch, 480 Seiten, E-Book
The Jossey-Bass Reader on the Brain and Learning
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-119-01589-5
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
E-Book, Englisch, 480 Seiten, E-Book
ISBN: 978-1-119-01589-5
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
This comprehensive reader presents an accessible overview ofrecent brain research and contains valuable insights into howstudents learn and how we should teach them. It includesarticles from the top thinkers in both the brain science and K-12education fields, such as Joseph LeDoux, Howard Gardner, SallyShaywitz, and John Bransford. This rich and varied volume offersmyriad perspectives on the brain, mind, and education, and featurestwenty-six chapters in seven primary areas of interest:
* An overview of the brain
* The brain-based learning debate
* Memory, cognition, and intelligence
* Emotional and social foundations
* The arts
* When the brain works differently
Weitere Infos & Material
Sources.
About the Authors.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
PART ONE An Overview of the Brain.
1. How Our Brain Constructs Our Mental World (RichardRestak).
2. Mirrors in the Mind (Giacomo Rizzolatti, Leonardo Fogassi,and Vittorio Gallese).
3. Alphabetized Entries from How to Explain a Brain(Robert Sylwester).
PART TWO The Brain in the Classroom: The Brain-Based LearningDebate.
4. Neuroscience and Education (Usha Goswami).
5. In Search of . . . Brain-Based Education (John T.Bruer).
6. Learning Not by Chance: Enrichment in the Classroom(Marian C. Diamond and Janet Hopson).
7. Mind and Brain (John D. Bransford, Ann L. Brown, andRodney R. Cocking).
PART THREE The Thinking Brain: Memory, Cognition, andIntelligence.
8. Learning and Remembering (Sarah-Jayne Blakemore and UtaFrith).
9. Who Owns Intelligence? (Howard Gardner).
10. The Balance Theory of Wisdom (Robert J.Sternberg).
11. Remembrance of Emotions Past (Joseph LeDoux).
PART FOUR The Feeling Brain: Emotional and SocialFoundations.
12. We Feel, Therefore We Learn: The Relevance of Affective andSocial Neuroscience to Education (Mary Helen Immordino-Yang andAntonio Damasio).
13. Selections from Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers(Robert M. Sapolsky).
14. The Effect of Violence and Stress in Kids' Brains(Ronald Kotulak).
PART FIVE The Learning Brain: Language, Reading, andMath.
15. The Literate Brain (Sarah-Jayne Blakemore and UtaFrith).
16. Why Some Smart People Can't Read (SallyShaywitz).
17. What Happens in the Brain When Children Read (PatriciaWolfe and Pamela Nevills).
18. Small Heads for Big Calculations (StanislasDehaene).
19. Math Skills (James P. Byrnes).
PART SIX The Learning Brain: The Arts.
20. The Brain and the Arts (David A. Sousa).
21. The Role of the Arts in Transforming Consciousness:Education Is the Process of Learning How to Invent Yourself(Elliot W. Eisner).
22. My Favorite Thing: Why Do We Like the Music We Like?(Daniel J. Levitin).
PART SEVEN The Exceptional Brain: When It WorksDifferently.
23. Exploring Exceptional Brains (Eric Jensen).
24. Selections from The Minds of Boys (Michael Gurianand Kathy Stevens).
25. The Great Continuum: Diagnosing Autism (TempleGrandin).
26. Broken Mirrors: A Theory of Autism (Vilayanur S.Ramachandran and Lindsay M. Oberman).
Glossary.
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