The Cognitive Classroom

Using Brain and Cognitive Science to Optimize Student Success

By (author) Jerome L. Rekart

Not available to order

Publication date:

15 August 2013

Length of book:

184 pages

Publisher

R&L Education

ISBN-13: 9781475800739

The Cognitive Classroom describes how cutting-edge and classic research findings from the fields of brain science and cognitive psychology may be applied to classroom teaching. Using the perspective and expertise of an educational researcher originally trained as a neuroscientist, research findings and theories are translated into practical strategies. The jargon so often found in research journals and technical reports is discarded here, as studies are presented in an engaging manner that any educated individual can easily follow. Specifically, the book describes how research on perception, attention, learning, memory, language, reasoning, and problem solving may be used to achieve the type of “deep” learning sought after by teachers. What's more, this book discusses recent findings showing how the brains and cognitive processes of today’s students have been impacted by technology and proposes actions that educators can take to optimize teaching in a digital world.

Preface

Introduction

Chapter 1: The Brain and Behavior

Chapter 2: Perception

Chapter 3: Attention

Chapter 4: Working Memory

Chapter 5: Long-term Memory Encoding

Chapter 6: Long-term Memory Retrieval

Chapter 7: Language

Chapter 8: Decision Making

Chapter 9: Problem Solving

Chapter 10: Synthesis

Exceptionally well-written, accurate, and wonderfully engaging. This work impressed me as among the most accessible discussions of the brain and cognitive processing that I've ever come across. I can say with confidence that this book should prove a welcome addition to the field.