Towards More Effective Teaching and Learning: What Can Research in the Brain Sciences Contribute? A Survey of Some Recent Research Efforts and Their Implications for Education.

Botkin, James W.; And Others

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ERIC Number: ED200402

Record Type: RIE

Publication Date: 1980-Sep-15

Pages: 63

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Towards More Effective Teaching and Learning: What Can Research in the Brain Sciences Contribute? A Survey of Some Recent Research Efforts and Their Implications for Education.

Botkin, James W.; And Others

This report describes some current research which links selected aspects of brain research to selected issues in education. These issue areas include: (1) the relationship between neurophysiology and cognition; (2) the implications of cerebral lateralization for creativity, imagery, and art education; (3) sex differences in brain functioning; (4) nutrition and learning; (5) new methods in analyzing learning disabilities; and (6) implications for a newly emerging concept of holistic education. (Author/DS)

Descriptors: Brain, Cerebral Dominance, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Lateral Dominance, Learning, Learning Disabilities, Neurological Organization, Neurology, Nutrition, Science Education, Science Instruction, Sex Differences

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Reports - Research

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Language: English

Sponsor: Horace Mann Learning Center (ED), Washington, DC.

Authoring Institution: International Center for Integrative Studies, New York, NY.

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