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The Science of Learning and Development in Education A Research-based Approach to Educational Practice SPINE 16.4mm
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THE SCIENCE OF LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT IN EDUCATION
Available Now 2022, 254 x 203 mm, 400 pp 9781108999786 | Paperback (also available as an eBook)
KIM & SANKEY
THE SCIENCE OF LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT IN EDUCATION
Minkang Kim, University of Sydney Derek Sankey
A Research-based Approach to Educational Practice
MINKANG KIM & DEREK SANKEY
16/3/22 3:48 pm
SPINE 16.4mm
All teachers need to know how children and adolescents learn and develop. Traditionally, this knowledge had been informed by a mix of speculative and scientific theory. However, in the past three decades there has been substantial growth in new scientific knowledge about how we learn. The Science of Learning and Development in Education provides an exciting and comprehensive introduction to this field. This innovative text introduces readers to brain science and the science of complex systems as it applies to human development. Section 1 examines the science of learning and development in the 21st century; Section 2 explores the emotional, cultural, moral and empathetic brain; and Section 3 focuses on learning, wellbeing and the ecology of learning environments. Written in an engaging style by leading experts and generously illustrated with colour photographs and diagrams, The Science of Learning and Development in Education is an essential resource for preservice teachers. •
Engaging and research-based introduction to the science of learning and development
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Suitable for pre-service teachers and those entering the teaching profession, as well as in-service teachers who want to better understand brain science as it relates to educational practice
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Highly illustrated and full colour publication, supported by a range of pedagogical features, allows readers to engage with the material
Contents Part I: 1. Introducing the science of learning and development in education 2. Hebb’s Postulate and learning brain 3. The dynamics of learning and development 4. The active learner: Working memory, metacognition and brain research 5. The dynamics of literacy and numeracy learning and development Part II: 6. The emotional brain, learning and development 7. The social and cultural brain, learning and development 8. The dynamic, moral, empathetic brain Part III: 10. The learner, embodied cognition and the affordance of learning environments 11. Science of Learning, assessment and feedback 12. Student wellbeing and the science of learning and development
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