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Educational Neuroscience


Educational Neuroscience


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von: Denis Mareschal, Brian Butterworth, Andy Tolmie

30,99 €

Verlag: Wiley-Blackwell
Format: PDF
Veröffentl.: 11.01.2013
ISBN/EAN: 9781118315859
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 400

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<i>Educational Neuroscience</i> presents a series of readings from educators, psychologists, and neuroscientists that explore the latest findings in developmental cognitive neurosciences and their potential applications to education. <ul> <li>Represents a new research area with direct relevance to current educational practices and policy making</li> <li>Features individual chapters written collaboratively by educationalist, psychologists, and neuroscientists to ensure maximum clarity and relevance to a broad range of readers</li> <li>Edited by a trio of leading academics with extensive experience in the field</li> </ul>
<p>List of contributors ix</p> <p>Preface xi</p> <p>Foreword: Imaging the Future xii<br /><i>Michael I. Posner</i></p> <p>1. Introduction 1<br /><i>Brian Butterworth and Andy Tolmie</i></p> <p>2. Neuroimaging Methods 13<br /><i>Frederic Dick, Sarah Lloyd-Fox, Anna Blasi, Clare Elwell, and Debbie Mills</i></p> <p>3. Computational Modeling of Learning and Teaching 46<br /><i>Michael S. C. Thomas and Diana Laurillard</i></p> <p>4. Genetics for Education 77<br /><i>Yulia Kovas, Sergei Malykh, and Stephen A. Petrill</i></p> <p>5. Research Methods in Educational Psychology 110<br /><i>Andy Tolmie</i></p> <p>6. Language Development 134<br /><i>Victoria Knowland and Chris Donlan</i></p> <p>7. Literacy Development 172<br /><i>Liory Fern-Pollak and Jackie Masterson</i></p> <p>8. Mathematical Development 201<br /><i>Brian Butterworth and Sashank Varma</i></p> <p>9. The Development and Application of Scientific Reasoning 237<br /><i>Jonathan Fugelsang and Denis Mareschal</i></p> <p>10. Social Development 268<br /><i>Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, Kathrin Cohen Kadosh, Catherine L. Sebastian, Tobias Grossmann, and Mark H. Johnson</i></p> <p>11. Emotional Development 297<br /><i>Alice Jones</i></p> <p>12. Attention and Executive Control 325<br /><i>Michelle de Haan</i></p> <p>Afterword 349<br /><i>John T. Bruer</i></p> <p>Index 364</p>
<p><b>Denis Mareschal</b> is Professor of Psychology at Birkbeck, University of London. He is co-author and co-editor of <i>Neuroconstructivism: How the Brain Constructs Cognition</i> and <i>The Making of Human Concepts</i>, and Joint Editor of <i>Developmental Science</i>.</p> <p><b>Andy Tolmie</b> is Chair of Psychology and Human Development and Dean of the Doctoral School at the Institute of Education, Deputy Director of the London Centre for Educational Neuroscience, and Editor of the British Journal of Educational Psychology.</p> <p><b>Brian Butterworth</b> is Emeritus Professor of Cognitive Neuropsychology in the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience at University College London, and founding chair of the London Centre for Education Neuroscience. He is the author of <i>The Mathematical Brain</i> (1999).</p>
<p>In recent years, important strides have been made in realizing the potential of neuroscience to make meaningful contributions in the field of education<i>. Educational Neuroscience</i> presents a key reference source for students, educators, policy makers, and educational and developmental psychologists interested in bridging the gap between the biological basis of learning and the delivery of education in the classroom. An overview of the latest finding in developmental cognitive neurosciences and their possible applications to education is provided, with individual chapters written collaboratively by educationalists, psychologists and neuroscientists to ensure maximum clarity and relevance to a broad range of readers.</p> Topics and themes include neuroscience and educational methodologies, language and mathematical development, literacy, and various skills associated with conceptual, social, and emotional development.<i>Educational Neuroscience</i> offers important insights into the current state of research findings related to the interactions between biological processes and education-while paving the way to new frontiers and directions in learning and teaching.

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