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How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School: Expanded Edition
	Authors: Committee On Developments In The Science Of Learning With Additional Material From The Committee On Learning Research And Educational Practice, National Research Council Publisher: National Academies Press Category: Book List Price: ~~$24.95~~ Buy New: $14.50 You Save: $10.45 (42%) New (40) Used (34) from $14.25 Rating: 20 reviews Sales Rank: 2223 Media: Paperback Edition: 2 Pages: 374 Number Of Items: 1 Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8 Dimensions (in): 9.9 x 7 x 0.9 ISBN: 0309070368 Dewey Decimal Number: 370.1523 EAN: 9780309070362 ASIN: 0309070368 Publication Date: September 15, 2000 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days


Editorial Reviews: Product Description (National Research Council) Text is a result of work of two committees of the Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education of the National Research Council. Original volume, c1999, was a product of a 2-year study conducted by the Committee on Developments in the Science of Learning. Expands on the findings, conclusion, and research agenda of the original volume. Softcover. Book Description This popular trade book, originally released in hardcover in the Spring of 1999, has been newly expanded to show how the theories and insights from the original book can translate into actions and practice, now making a real connection between classroom activities and learning behavior. This paperback edition includes far-reaching suggestions for research that could increase the impact that classroom teaching has on actual learning. Like the original hardcover edition, this book offers exciting new research about the mind and the brain that provides answers to a number of compelling questions. When do infants begin to learn? How do experts learn and how is this different from non-experts? What can teachers and schools do-with curricula, classroom settings, and teaching methods--to help children learn most effectively? New evidence from many branches of science has significantly added to our understanding of what it means to know, from the neural processes that occur during learning to the influence of culture on what people see and absorb. How People Learn examines these findings and their implications for what we teach, how we teach it, and how we assess what our children learn. The book uses exemplary teaching to illustrate how approaches based on what we now know result in in-depth learning. This new knowledge calls into question concepts and practices firmly entrenched in our current education system. Topics include: How learning actually changes the physical structure of the brain. How existing knowledge affects what people notice and how they learn. What the thought processes of experts tell us about how to teach. The amazing learning potential of infants. The relationship of classroom learning and everyday settings of community and workplace. Learning needs and opportunities for teachers. A realistic look at the role of technology in education.