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Author Wolfe, Pat.

Title Brain matters : translating research into classroom practice / Patricia Wolfe.

Imprint Alexandra, Va. : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c2001.

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 Axe 3rd Floor Stacks  370.1523 W832b    ---  Available
Description x, 207 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-201) and index.
Contents pt. 1. The structure and function of the human brain. Opening the black box of the brain -- Brain anatomy : a short course -- Neurons and subcortical structures -- Brain anatomy : a short course : the cortex -- How neurons communicate. pt. 2. From sensory input to information storage. Sensory memory : getting information into the brain -- Working memory : the conscious processing of information -- Long-term memory : the brain's storage system. pt. 3. Matching instruction to how the brain learns best -- Making curriculum meaningful through problems, projects, and simulations -- Using the visual and auditory senses to enhance learning -- A toolkit of brain-compatible strategies.
Subject Learning, Psychology of.
Learning -- Physiological aspects.
Brain.
ISBN 0871205173 (pbk. : alk. paper)

 
    
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