Perry R. Rettig, Toni M. Bailey

Brain Research and Learning Theory

Implications to Improve Student Learning and Engagement

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This is a book for professors by professors. It is an erudite description of brain research and learning theory with implications for classroom instruction with examples for teaching strategies, course mapping, and assessment. The focus is on brain research and learning theory-how students learn and how to best teach them.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 124
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Dezember 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 250g
• ISBN-13: 9781475868838
• ISBN-10: 1475868839
• Artikelnr.: 68394531

Autorenporträt

By Perry R. Rettig and Toni M. Bailey

Inhaltsangabe

DEDICATION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
LIST OF FIGURES & TABLES
PART I THE BRAIN
Nature and Nurture
The Unified Whole
Neurons
Brain Growth and Development
Regions of the Brain
Genetic Influences
Implications for Professors
The Brain
The Classroom and Its Environment
The Curriculum
Pedagogy
Assessment
Summary
Notes
PART IILEARNING THEORY
Behaviorism
Learning According to Behaviorism
Implications of Behaviorism in the College Classroom
Cognitivism
Learning According to Cognitivism
Multiple Intelligences
Culturally Responsive Learning
Implications of Cognitivism for the College Classroom
Constructivism
Learning According to Constructivism
Critical Theory and Critical Pedagogy
Implications of Constructivism for the College Classroom
Summary
Notes
PART IIIIMPLICATIONS AND APPLICATIONS
Implications
The Learning Environment
Curriculum and Pedagogy
Assignments
Assessment
Applications
Behaviorism
Cognitivism
Constructivism
Notes
BIBLIOGRAPHY
ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY