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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 370.1523 EAN: 9781579220549 Edition: 1 ISBN: 1579220541 Label: Stylus Publishing Manufacturer: Stylus Publishing Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 263 Publication Date: October 03, 2002 Publisher: Stylus Publishing Studio: Stylus Publishing Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: 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. This realization, that learning actually alters the brain by changing the number and strength of synapses, offers a powerful foundation for rethinking teaching practice and one's philosophy of teaching. James Zull invites teachers in higher education or any other setting to accompany him in his exploration of what scientists can tell us about the brain and to discover how this knowledge can influence the practice of teaching. He describes the brain in clear non-technical language and an engaging conversational tone, highlighting its functions and parts and how they interact, and always relating them to the real world of the classroom and his own evolution as a teacher. "The Art of Changing the Brain" is grounded in the practicalities and challenges of creating effective opportunities for deep and lasting learning, and of dealing with students as unique learners. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Okay, but nothing spectacularZull's writing style is a bit choppy, and though the book has some good information buried in it, I do not believe it was presented well. He makes many overarching statements and rarely succeeds in satisfying the reader with elaboration. While he is obviously a very intelligent person who understands his subject material, and I found myself looking forward to his anecdotes, I don't believe he connected the underlying neurological material to them nearly as well as I have seen other books do. For ... Read More Rating:  - The 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, educational neuropsychology, neuroeducation--or whatever one chooses ... Read More Rating:  - Animals with Human IntelligenceAlright, this was read for a class, which usually takes the romance out of a read, though I wouldn't have picked up this book initially except through strong-arming. I must say it's challenging and thought-provoking. Diving inside the brain and seeing the processess of how people perceive things and process information gives many "oh yeah" moments. There's spots of the whole evolutionary 'school of fish' ideas swimming around, but even if you're averse to this, other postulations are founded on their ... Read More Rating: - it works, pure & simpleAs 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 the course of the term, and the feedback and #s on the student evaluations of the ... Read More Rating: - pleasant readI have enjoyed reading this book (I am beginning to lecture general chemistry). Many of the points are obvious, but it is worthwhile to see the scientific background behind learning. I have used of the messages from the book to encourage students to approach a course from different perspectives to improve their performance in the class. 
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