enriching teaching by exploring the biology of learning /
James E. Zull.
1st ed.
Sterling, Va. :
Stylus Pub.,
2002.
1 online resource (xvi, 263 pages) :
illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The sweet edge : learning is physical- we can understand! -- Where we ought to be : the natural relationship between brain structure and learning -- Holding a just balance : brain connections that change data into knowledge -- Our trade and our art : evolution of the brain and motivation of the learner -- A feeling for this business : in the business of reason and memory, feelings count -- What we already know : to begin, find out about existing neuron networks -- Only connect! : how teachers can change neuronal networks -- Sense luscious : using the power of the sensory brain to help people learn --Waiting for unity : helping people comprehend their experience -- The courageous leap : creating knowledge by using the integrative frontal cortex -- Test by trial : using the motor brain to close the loop of learning -- We did this ourselves : changing the brain through effective use of emotion -- Epilogue : enrichments.
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"Learning is a vast and complex topic that cannot be easily defined, and biological descriptions of processes in learning are similarly complex - thus, this book generalizes on both counts and will likely feel/sound somewhat inaccurate or incomplete to many readers. Nonetheless, we can enrich our teaching with a better understanding of the biology of the brain"--Author.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.