Explains the latest neurological research in the science of learning, stressing the brain's need for sleep, exercise, and focused attention in its processing of new information and creation of memories.
This second edition has been considerably updated with the latest findings from cognitive science that further illuminate learning for students, and help them understand what's involved in retaining new information.
This is a first-class book containing chapters by some of the best researchers worldwide." O. R. Anderson, Columbia University, Teachers College – Chair, Mathematics, Science and Technology
In How We Learn, Stanislas Dehaene finds the boundary of computer science, neurobiology, and cognitive psychology to explain how learning really works and how to make the best use of the brain’s learning algorithms in our schools and ...
The Intelligent Organization: Engaging the Talent and Initiative of Everyone in the Workplace. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler, 1996. ... Rheingold, Howard. Smart Mobs: The Next Social Revolution. Cambridge MA: Perseus Publishing, 2002.
Examples of these types of studies can be found in Bruel-Jungerman, Davis, Rampon, & Laroche (2006); Eriksson, Perfilieva, Njork-Eriksson, Alborn, Nordborg, & Peterson (1998); Kornack & Rakic (1999); Santarelli, Saxe, Gross, Surget, ...
Highly accessible, each overview is attributed to one of seven key categories: Memory: increasing how much students remember Mindset, motivation and resilience: improving persistence, effort and attitude Self-regulation and metacognition: ...
This essential text unpacks major transformations in the study of learning and human development and provides evidence for how science can inform innovation in the design of settings, policies, practice, and research to enhance the life ...
We spend our lifetimes experiencing the world around us and converting information into knowledge that we put to use in our daily lives. Learning is not only the most important...
Unleash the Science of Learning Pooja K. Agarwal, Patrice M. Bain. In a large internet-based study led by Nicholas Cepeda in 2008, researchers found that the optimal amount of spacing for long-term retention was approximately a 1:10 ...
In this brilliantly researched book, Boser maps out the new science of learning, showing how simple techniques like comprehension check-ins and making material personally relatable can help people gain expertise in dramatically better ways.