Brain-based learning the new paradigm of teaching /
| Main Author: | Jensen, Eric, 1950- |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Thousand Oaks, CA. :
Corwin Press,
[2008]
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| Physical Description: |
xvi, 266 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- Part 1: What is brain-based learning?
- How your student's brain learns
- Brain dominance in learning
- Rhythms of the brain
- Part 2: Psychological effects on learning
- Biological differences in learning
- The impact of physical movement on the brain
- Stress and threat
- Part 3: Sensory contributions to learning
- The role of sight in learning
- The role of touch in learning
- The role of taste in learning
- The roles of smell and acoustics in learning
- The role of emotions in learning
- Part 4: Neuroscientific perspective on teaching and learning
- Teacher communication
- The nonconscious learning climate
- Motivation and rewards
- Attention and survival value
- Teaching how to think
- Memory and creating patterns of meaning
- Meaning making
- Part 5: Brain-compatible classrooms
- Enriching the brain
- Curriculum with a brain-compatible classroom
- Assessment with the brain in mind
- Brain-based reform
- References.