Mary Frank

A Child's Brain (eBook, ePUB)

The Impact of Advanced Research on Cognitive and Social Behavior

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Offers research on the development, organization, and operation of the child's brain. This volume outlines for educators the essence of the burgeoning fields of brain research specifically focusing on the child's brain. Exploring the ageless questions of how do we learn, acquire knowledge, process information and what is memory, and additionally what are the organisational, curricular and instructional implications for educators. This issue discusses the breakthroughs of computer science in understanding brain functions, research into the hemispheric processes of the brain and the emerging area of cognitive science, in relation to educators and the translation of recent brain research into practice.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 260
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Juni 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317941934
• Artikelnr.: 62016929

Autorenporträt

Mary Frank, MS in Education.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Preface
* Introduction
* The Neurosciences and the Education Profession: Inserting New
Knowledge of a Child's Developing Brain into an Already
Well-Developed School
* Brain Structure
* Brain Evolution: The Origins of Social and Cognitive Behaviors
* Brain Structure and Development
* Higher Brain Function
* Hemispheric Specialization and Functional Plasticity During
Development
* Impact on Learning Behaviors
* Cognitive Levels Matching: An Instructional Model and a Model of
Teacher Change
* Constructivism and Education: The Child's Point-of-View
* The Relationship Between Language Development and Brain Development
* Memory Development
* Cognitive Rehabilitation and the Head-Injured Child
* The Assessment of Cognitive Function for Use in Education
* Future Issues
* The Impact of Brain Research on the Education Profession: Agents of
Change
* Reference Notes Included