Different brains. Different learners - How to reach the hardest-to-reach core

Author: (USA) Jensen
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: Brain and cognitive science is one of the most active frontiers in science in the 21st century. New brain structure and function imaging technologies allow us to directly observe how the human brain learns and thinks, generates emotions and various social behaviors. One remarkable advancement is that brain and cognitive science research is revealing the neural mechanisms of children and adolescents learning Chinese, English, mathematics, and scientific knowledge, demonstrating the significant role of different teaching and learning methods on the plasticity of brain structure and function, and providing an in-depth understanding of the neural mechanisms of various learning and cognitive disorders. This offers scientific principles and methods to improve the efficiency of learning and teaching for students and teachers, as well as to address various learning and cognitive disorders. Based on the latest research findings in brain and cognitive science, "brain-based learning and teaching" is rapidly gaining popularity worldwide.