Titel: How to Explain a Brain: An Educator's Handbook of Brain Terms and Cognitive Processes
Verlag: Skyhorse
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Sprache: Englisch
ISBN-10: 1632205599
ISBN-13: 9781632205599
Einband: paperback
Zustand: Good

�ber diesen Titel

Inhaltsangabe

Noted author Robert Sylwester offers educators and general readers his own definitions for terms used in the cognitive neurosciences. This unique look into the marvelous brain uses language and descriptions that are accessible to readers, even those with just a limited understanding of biology. Discover how our brain is organized and develops, and how educators can use this emerging understanding of cognition to enhance student learning and the school environment.

This ready-reference guide to essential concepts and terms in cognitive neurosciences includes:

-Nearly three hundred encyclopedic entries and cross references created to help educators understand key concepts about our brain's organization, development, and learning capabilities
-Eleven newly created anatomic models and illustrations that focus on key brain systems and functions
-References and recommended print and Internet resources

How to Explain a Brain celebrates the brain in all its wonder and is sure to become a reference book of choice for teachers, instructional leaders, and teacher educators.

�ber die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Robert Sylwester is an Emeritus Professor of Education at the University of Oregon who focuses on the educational implications of new developments in science and technology. He has written twenty books and curricular programs and 200+ journal articles. He received two Distinguished Achievement Awards from The Education Press Association of America for his syntheses of cognitive science research, published in Educational Leadership. He is now a regular contributor to the Information Age Education Newsletter and lives in Eugene, OR.

��ber diesen Titel� kann sich auf eine andere Ausgabe dieses Titels beziehen.

Anbieterinformationen

Zur Homepage des Verk�ufers

Unternehmensdaten des Verk�ufers

bookmans
9550 E Golf Links Rc, tucson, AZ, 85730, U.S.A.

Gesch�ftsbedingungen und Versandinformationen

Verkaufsbedingungen

We guarantee the condition of every book as it's described on the Abebooks web sites. If you're dissatisfied with your purchase (Incorrect Book/Not as Described/Damaged) or if the order hasn't arrived, please contact us at your convenience. If you�ve changed your mind about a book that you�ve ordered, please use the [Ask bookseller a question] link to contact us and we'll respond within 2 business days.

Versandbedingungen

Orders usually ship out within 2 business days. Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required.