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Brain research and childhood education : implications for educators, parents, and society / Doris Bergen and Michael Woodin.

By: Bergen, Doris [author.].
Contributor(s): Woodin, Michael [author.].
Series: Routledge Focus.New York, NY, USA ; London, UK : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, ©2017Description: 138 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.Content type: text. ISBN: 9781138206373 (hbk).Subject(s): Cognitive neuroscience | Cognitive learning | Cognition in children | Brain -- GrowthDDC classification: 612.8233 B45
Contents:
Understanding the brain -- Prenatal brain development as a foundation for learning -- Brain development and learning in the infant and toddler years -- Brain development and learning in the preschool years -- Brain development and learning in the elementary years -- Brain development and learning in the middle childhood years -- Brain development and learning in the adolescent years -- Evaluating educational practices from a brain research perspective.
Summary: Brain Research and Childhood Education provides teacher educators, education students (both in regular and special education programs), school psychologists, practicing teachers, and school leaders with a brief, readable distillation of the most up-to-date research on brain development and how it relates to optimum teaching practice in childhood and adolescence. This accessible reference uses cases to further illustrate how studies on brain development and various learning processes have implications for educators and psychologists as they strive to enhance children's cognitive, social, emotional, and academic learning opportunities. -- Provided by publisher.
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General Circulation Section 		GC GC 612.8233 B45 2017 (Browse shelf) Available SHS000188

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Understanding the brain -- Prenatal brain development as a foundation for learning -- Brain development and learning in the infant and toddler years -- Brain development and learning in the preschool years -- Brain development and learning in the elementary years -- Brain development and learning in the middle childhood years -- Brain development and learning in the adolescent years -- Evaluating educational practices from a brain research perspective.

Brain Research and Childhood Education provides teacher educators, education students (both in regular and special education programs), school psychologists, practicing teachers, and school leaders with a brief, readable distillation of the most up-to-date research on brain development and how it relates to optimum teaching practice in childhood and adolescence. This accessible reference uses cases to further illustrate how studies on brain development and various learning processes have implications for educators and psychologists as they strive to enhance children's cognitive, social, emotional, and academic learning opportunities. -- Provided by publisher.

Senior High School Humanities and Social Sciences (HUMSS)

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