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Educational Neuroscience: The Basics
Educational The Basics is an engaging introduction to this emerging, interdisciplinary field. It explains how the brain works and its priorities for learning, and shows how educational neuroscience, when combined with existing knowledge of human and social psychology, and with teacher expertise, can improve outcomes for students.
Cathy Rogers and Michael S. C. Thomas reveal how neuroscientific evidence is forcing us to question our assumptions about how our brains learn and what this means for education. The chapters in this vital volume step through the brain’s processing senses and moving our bodies, emotional processing, and the difficult job of dealing with other people. It unpacks the tricky tasks of thinking and learning, considering how memory works and the many systems involved in learning. It draws this all together to offer guidance for effective classroom practice, current and future. Chapter features include key issues for special educational needs and neurodiversity, case studies of novel interventions, debunking of common neuromyths, and guidance for teachers on how to evaluate their own practice.
This book is a compact, lively introductory text for students of psychology, neuroscience and education and courses where these disciplines interconnect. It will also be essential reading for educational professionals, including teachers, heads, educational advisors and the many industry bodies who govern and train them, as well as anyone interested in the fascinating story of how we learn.
Cathy Rogers and Michael S. C. Thomas reveal how neuroscientific evidence is forcing us to question our assumptions about how our brains learn and what this means for education. The chapters in this vital volume step through the brain’s processing senses and moving our bodies, emotional processing, and the difficult job of dealing with other people. It unpacks the tricky tasks of thinking and learning, considering how memory works and the many systems involved in learning. It draws this all together to offer guidance for effective classroom practice, current and future. Chapter features include key issues for special educational needs and neurodiversity, case studies of novel interventions, debunking of common neuromyths, and guidance for teachers on how to evaluate their own practice.
This book is a compact, lively introductory text for students of psychology, neuroscience and education and courses where these disciplines interconnect. It will also be essential reading for educational professionals, including teachers, heads, educational advisors and the many industry bodies who govern and train them, as well as anyone interested in the fascinating story of how we learn.
238 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 15, 2022
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Cathy Rogers
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Dr Cathy Rogers began her career in TV, as a creator and producer of science programmes, including the Emmy-nominated Scrapheap Challenge(UK)/Junkyard Wars(US). She returned to academia for a PhD in Educational Neuroscience, looking at how creativity works in the brain and has since written a book for teachers about how brains work. Her passion lies in communicating science, whether that’s explaining neuroscience to a class of 7 year olds or grilling NASA professors about the future of space exploration. She is also a musician and plays in the indie band Heavenly, which is currently touring worldwide.
Dr Cathy Rogers began her career in TV, as a creator and producer of science programmes, including the Emmy-nominated Scrapheap Challenge(UK)/Junkyard Wars(US). She returned to academia for a PhD in Educational Neuroscience, looking at how creativity works in the brain and has since written a book for teachers about how brains work. Her passion lies in communicating science, whether that’s explaining neuroscience to a class of 7 year olds or grilling NASA professors about the future of space exploration. She is also a musician and plays in the indie band Heavenly, which is currently touring worldwide.
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April 5, 2025
I truly believe every educator - of any age group - should read this book. Accessible, relatable, and with real take-aways to implement (or at the very least lots of new knowledge and understanding to carry with you) in your practice. A perfect first step for any practitioner wanting their approach to be informed by how the brain REALLY works.
September 23, 2023
Interesting and well written but I didn't learn anything groundbreakingly new.
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