From Brain to Mind Using Neuroscience to Guide Change in Education |
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| Author:
| Zull, James |
| ISBN: | 978-1-57922-462-2 |
| Publication Date: | May 2011 |
| Publisher: | Stylus Publishing, LLC
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $32.95 |
Book Description:
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Provides an engrossing and coherent introduction to what neuroscience can tell us about cognitive development through experience, and its implications for education. Arguing that educational change is underway and that the time is ripe to recognize that "the primary objective of education is to understand human learning" and that "all other objectives depend on achieving this understanding", James Zull challenges the reader to focus on this purpose, first for him/her self, and then for...
More DescriptionProvides an engrossing and coherent introduction to what neuroscience can tell us about cognitive development through experience, and its implications for education. Arguing that educational change is underway and that the time is ripe to recognize that "the primary objective of education is to understand human learning" and that "all other objectives depend on achieving this understanding", James Zull challenges the reader to focus on this purpose, first for him/her self, and then for those for whose learning they are responsible.