Boys and girls learn differently : a guide for teachers and parents / Michael Gurian and Patricia Henley with Terry Trueman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gurian, Michael.

Contributor:

Henley, Patricia, 1944-

Trueman, Terry.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sex differences in education--United States--Case studies.

Sex differences in education.

Educational change--United States--Case studies.

Educational change.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (364 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

At last, we have the scientific evidence that documents the many biological gender differences that influence learning. For instance, girls talk sooner, develop better vocabularies, read better, and have better fine motor skills. Boys, on the other hand, have better auditory memory, are better at three-dimensional reasoning, are more prone to explore, and achieve greater abstract design ability after puberty. In this profoundly significant book, author Michael Gurian synthesizes the current knowledge and clearly demonstrates how this distinction in hard-wiring and socialized gender differe

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; Brain-Based Research; Creating the "Ultimate Classroom"; The Gurian Institute at the University of Missouri-Kansas City; Boys and Girls Learn Differently; Patricia Henley and Terry Trueman; I How the Brain Learns: Inherent Differences Between Boys and Girls; 2 How Brain-Based Differences Affect Boys and Girls; 3 The Ultimate Preschool and Kindergarden Classroom; 4 The Ultimate Elementary School Classroom; 5 The Ultimate Middle School Classroom; 6 The Ultimate High School Classroom; Epilogue; Notes; Additional Resources; The Authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786610350957

9781280350955

1280350954

9780787959302

0787959308

OCLC:

559496386