From brain to mind : using neuroscience to guide change in education / James E. Zull.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zull, James E. (James Ellwood), 1939-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Learning--Physiological aspects.

Learning.

Learning, Psychology of.

Cognitive neuroscience.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (306 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Sterling, Va. : Stylus Pub., 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

With his knack for making science intelligible for the layman, and his ability to illuminate scientific concepts through analogy and reference to personal experience, James Zull offers the reader an engrossing and coherent introduction to what neuroscience can tell us about cognitive development through experience, and its implications for education. Stating that the time is ripe to recognize that "the primary objective of education is to understand human learning" and that "all other objectives depend on achieving this understanding", James Zull challenges readers to focus on this purpose, fi

Contents:

The natural journey from brain to mind

The great transformation; changing perception into action, and vice versa

Finding the freedom, finding the joy: emotion and progress toward mind

Toward deeper learning: growth of mind by making meaning and creating ideas

Getting the picture: images and other neuronal patterns for building mind

Basics: the symbolic brain and education (language, mathematics, and music)

Creating memory: foundations and superstructure for the mind

Using memory: the ultimate destination in the journey

Purpose and principles for education: organizing knowledge and serving learners

The connecting thread: knowing our own mind.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-00-344488-1

1-000-97219-4

1-003-44488-1

1-57922-605-1

9781003444886

OCLC:

779850778