How to Explain a Brain: An Educator's Handbook of Brain Terms and Cognitive Processes

Robert A. Sylwester

ISBN 10: 1412906393 / ISBN 13: 9781412906395

Published by SAGE Publications Inc, 2004

About this Item

Offers educators and general readers the author's own definitions for terms used in the cognitive neurosciences. This book shows you how the brain works, how the brain learns, and the educational significance of brain functions and processes. It is suitable for educational psychologists, teachers and managers and lecturers in education. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JNC; JNU; MJN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 11. Weight in Grams: 276. . 2004. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: How to Explain a Brain: An Educator's Handbook of Brain Terms and Cognitive Processes
• Publisher: SAGE Publications Inc
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1412906393
• ISBN 13: 9781412906395
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Discover how the brain is organized and develops and how educators can use this emerging understanding of cognition to enhance student learning and the school environment.

About the Author

Robert Sylwester is an Emeritus Professor of Education at the University of Oregon who focuses on the educational implications of new developments in science and technology. He has written 20 books and curricular programs and 200+ journal articles. His most recent books are The Adolescent Brain: Reaching for Autonomy (2007, Corwin Press) and How to Explain a Brain: An Educator’s Handbook of Brain Terms and Cognitive Processes (2005, Corwin Press). He received two Distinguished Achievement Awards from The Education Press Association of America for his syntheses of cognitive science research, published in Educational Leadership. He has made 1600+ conference and staff development presentations on educationally significant developments in brain/stress theory and research. Sylwester wrote a monthly column for the Internet journal, Brain Connection, throughout its 2000-2009 existence, and is now a regular contributor to the Information Age Education Newsletter (http://i-a-e.org/).