ED335141 PS019761
Title: Making Connections: Teaching and the Human Brain.
Author(s): Caine, Renate Nummela; Caine, Geoffrey
Author Affiliation: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development,
Alexandria, VA.(BBB30657)
Pages: 201
Publication Date: 1991
Available from: EDRS Price MF01 Plus Postage. PC Not Available from
EDRS.
Availability: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development,
11141 Georgia Avenue, Suite 200, Wheaton, MD 20902 (ASCD Stock No.
611-91025, $15.95).
Language: English
Document Type: Book (010)
Geographic Source: U.S.; District of Columbia
Journal Announcement: RIEDEC1991
This book
adds to the growing body of knowledge and research suggesting that
educators need to move beyond simplistic, narrow approaches to teaching
and learning. In Part I, "Accessing the Brain's Potential,"
current educational practices are examined in light of critical
findings of brain researchers. In Part II, "Facts and Theories
about the Human Brain," topics, theories, and models of brain
functions that seem to address current issues in education and provide
implications for curriculum restructuring and design are considered.
Major aspects of research are reorganized for the purpose of eliciting
a useful and practical set of general principles. In Part III, "Brain-Based
Schooling," elements of instruction that are believed to cause
students to use the brain's capacity more fully to learn are discussed.
Citations number 218. (RH)
Descriptors: *Cognitive Processes; Cognitive Style; Creativity;
*Educational Practices; *Educational Principles; Elementary Secondary
Education; Emotional Experience; Helplessness; Higher Education;
Integrated Curriculum; *Learning Processes; Locational Skills (Social
Studies); Memory; Self Motivation; Stress Variables; Student Evaluation;
*Student Projects; *Teaching Methods
Identifiers: *Brain Based Learning; Brain Functions; Brain Research;
*Natural Knowledge
