The brain at school : educational neuroscience in the classroom /

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Author / Creator:Geake, John G.
Imprint:Maidenhead, England ; New York : McGraw Hill/Open University Press, 2009.
Description:x, 229 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7907075
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ISBN:9780335234202 (hbk.)
0335234208 (hbk.)
9780335234219 (pbk.)
0335234216 (pbk.)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-215) and index.
Summary:This book focuses on what neuroscience means for education professionals - in key areas such as learning, memory, intelligence and motivation - and addresses questions such as: how does the brain enable us to learn? and why do some children have learning difficulties, such as ADHD or dyslexia?
Table of Contents:
  • List of figures
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • A case for educational neuroscience
  • Caveats and disclaimers
  • 1. Why Educational Neuroscience?
  • Education neuroscientific research questions
  • Limits to educational neuroscience
  • 2. Neuroimaging Technologies
  • 3. Learning and Memory
  • Individual brains
  • Hebb's model of learning through synaptic plasticity
  • Memory
  • 4. Working Memory and Intelligence
  • Working memory
  • Attention
  • Intelligence
  • Gifted and talented pupils
  • Sex differences
  • Genetics of intelligence
  • IQ scores as a measure of social evolution
  • 5. Creativity and Imagination
  • Fluid analogizing
  • Creative intelligence
  • Imagination
  • 6. Socializing, Emotion and Motivation
  • Mirror neurons and socializing
  • Emotion
  • Motivation and self-esteem
  • Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
  • 7. Language and Literacy
  • Language
  • Storytelling
  • Literacy
  • Dyslexia
  • Second language learning
  • 8. Numeracy and Mathematics
  • Arithmetic
  • Statistics
  • Fractions
  • Algebra and geometry
  • Mathematical thinking
  • Mathematical creativity
  • 9. Arts Curriculum
  • Music
  • Visual arts
  • 10. A Future for Educational Neuroscience
  • Schools of the future
  • An agenda for educational neuroscience
  • Last word
  • Endnotes
  • References and Further Reading
  • Index