| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 281 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Teaching and learning in higher education
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Teaching and learning in higher education (West Virginia University Press)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-269) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- 1. Curiosity -- 2. Sociality -- 3. Emotion -- 4. Authenticity -- 5. Failure -- Epilogue. |
| Summary |
"Even on good days, teaching is a challenging profession. One way to make the job of college instructors easier, however, is to know more about the ways students learn. How Humans Learn aims to do just that by peering behind the curtain and surveying research in fields as diverse as developmental psychology, anthropology, and cognitive neuroscience for insight into the science behind learning. The result is a story that ranges from investigations of the evolutionary record to studies of infants discovering the world for the first time, and from a look into how our brains respond to fear to a reckoning with the importance of gestures and language. Joshua R. Eyler identifies five broad themes running through recent scientific inquiry--curiosity, sociality, emotion, authenticity, and failure--devoting a chapter to each and providing practical takeaways for busy teachers. He also interviews and observes college instructors across the country, placing theoretical insight in dialogue with classroom experience."--Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Provenance |
Gift of Paul and Mary Haas. |
| Subject |
Brain -- Research.
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Brain -- Research. |
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Cognitive neuroscience.
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Cognitive neuroscience. |
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Cognitive learning.
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Cognitive learning. |
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Learning, Psychology of.
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Learning, Psychology of. |
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College teaching -- Psychological aspects.
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College teaching -- Psychological aspects. |
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College teaching. |
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College teaching -- Methodology.
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College teaching -- Methodology. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Eyler, Joshua. How humans learn. First edition. ©2018 1946684643 (DLC) 2018025280 (OCoLC)1028606864 |
| ISBN |
9781946684660 (electronic book) |
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194668466X (electronic book) |
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9781946684653 (hardcover) |
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1946684651 (hardcover) |
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9781946684646 (paperback) |
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1946684643 (paperback) |
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