The art of changing the brain : enriching teaching by exploring the biology of learning /

Main Author: Zull, James E. 1939-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Sterling, Va. : Stylus Pub., 2002.
Edition:1st ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.