The Art of Changing the Brain: Enriching the Practice of Teaching by Exploring the Biology of Learning
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Neuroscience tells us that the products of the mind--thought, emotions, artistic creation--are the result of the interactions of the biological brain with our senses and the physical world: in short, that thinking and learning are the products of a biological process.
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Rated 5 starsThe best book on educational neuroscience I've read!
For whatever it's worth, I just received my PhD in Educational Neuropsychology and have been looking closely to see what's recently been published in this nascent field. One key statement in my dissertation was a comment by a neuroscientist that teachers spend all day trying to change the brain while knowing practically nothing about it. Enter James Zull's excellent book. There's not much available on brain-based learning,...
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Rated 5 starsit works, pure & simple
As I redesigned my course syllabus and lesson plans for introductory anthropology this fall, after reading Zull's book over the summer, I consciously tried to take into account the four step process described by the reviewer below. I've taught the course four times before and this was definitely the most successful -- by the end of the course the students were much more able to use the concepts they'd been introduced to over...
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Rated 5 starsA book that can change your life
Dr. Zull combines expert knowledge of brain imaging studies and learning theory, enabling a practical understanding of the brain's learning cycle: (1) New information is received by the sensory cortex, then (2) Reflective observation is carried out by the integrative cortex, then (3) Abstract hypotheses are constructed in the frontal cortex, then (4) The new knowledge is subjected to active testing involving the...
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Rated 5 starsPrior Learning in Words ...to Neuronal Networks in the Brain
December 15, 2003Dr. James Zull has put together the biology of the brain along with connecting the brain and education.The Art of Changing the Brain is the best approach to learning about the function of the brain as it applies to education that I have ever seen. Dr. Zull style of writing is "easy going" and most enjoyable. One can learn about the functions of the brain without having to have a doctorate in neurology or...
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Rated 5 starsDiscovering the fundamentals of a learning mind
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. At first, I was skeptical that a biologist could deal sensitively with the psychological & social issues involved in helping students learn. But my skepticism quickly turned to enthusiasm when I discovered how clearly Zull linked his biological explanations of how brains work with the psychology of learning. He also described how instructors could put his insights to use in designing their...
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