The Science of Learning and Development in Education
All teachers need to know how children and adolescents learn and develop. Traditionally, this knowledge had been informed by a mix of speculative and scientific theory. However, in the past three decades there has been substantial growth in new scientific knowledge about how we learn. The Science of Learning and Development in Education provides an exciting and comprehensive introduction to this field. This innovative text introduces readers to brain science and the science of complex systems as it applies to human development. Section 1 examines the science of learning and development in the 21st century; Section 2 explores the emotional, cultural, moral and empathetic brain; and Section 3 focuses on learning, wellbeing and the ecology of learning environments. Written in an engaging style by leading experts and generously illustrated with colour photographs and diagrams, The Science of Learning and Development in Education is an essential resource for pre-service teachers.
- Engaging and research-based introduction to the science of learning and development
- Suitable for pre-service teachers and those entering the teaching profession, as well as in-service teachers who want to better understand brain science as it relates to educational practice
- Highly illustrated and full colour publication, supported by a range of pedagogical features, allows readers to engage with the material
Product details
August 2023Paperback
9781108999786
400 pages
254 × 203 × 16 mm
0.89kg
Available
Table of Contents
- Part I. The Science of Learning and Development in the Twenty-First Century:
- 1. Introducing the science of learning and development in education
- 2. Hebb's Postulate and the learning brain
- 3. The dynamics of learning and development
- 4. The active learner: working memory, metacognition and brain research
- 5. The dynamics of literacy and numeracy learning and development
- Part II. The Emotional, Cultural, Moral and Empathic Brain:
- 6. The emotional brain, learning and development
- 7. The social and cultural brain, learning and development
- 8. The dynamic, moral, empathetic brain
- Part III. Learning, Wellbeing and the Ecology of Learning Environments:
- 9. The learner, embodied cognition and the affordance of learning environments
- 10. Science of Learning, assessment and feedback
- 11. Student wellbeing and the science of learning and development.