The art of changing the brain : enriching teaching by exploring the biology of learning / James E. Zull.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Sterling, Va. : Stylus Pub., 2002.Edition: 1st edDescription: xvi, 263 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 1579220533 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 1579220541 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 370.15/23 21
LOC classification:
  • LB1057 .Z85 2002
Contents:
The sweet edge : why understanding the brain will change teaching -- Where we ought to be : the natural link between brain structure and learning -- Holding a just balance : using both front and back of the cerebrum in learning -- Our trade and our art : evolution of the brain and motivation of the learner -- A feeling for this business; brain and emotion in reason and memory -- What we already know : teaching by building on existing neuron networks -- Only connect; helping people change the synapses in their brain -- Sense-luscious; the sensory brain and the teacher -- Waiting for unity; comprehending through use of the integrative back brain -- The courageous leap; creating knowledge by using the integrative front brain -- Test by trial; closing the loop of learning through use of the motor brain -- We did this ourselves : changing the brain through effective use of emotion -- Epilogue : does biology have anything to teach the teacher?
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The sweet edge : why understanding the brain will change teaching -- Where we ought to be : the natural link between brain structure and learning -- Holding a just balance : using both front and back of the cerebrum in learning -- Our trade and our art : evolution of the brain and motivation of the learner -- A feeling for this business; brain and emotion in reason and memory -- What we already know : teaching by building on existing neuron networks -- Only connect; helping people change the synapses in their brain -- Sense-luscious; the sensory brain and the teacher -- Waiting for unity; comprehending through use of the integrative back brain -- The courageous leap; creating knowledge by using the integrative front brain -- Test by trial; closing the loop of learning through use of the motor brain -- We did this ourselves : changing the brain through effective use of emotion -- Epilogue : does biology have anything to teach the teacher?

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