A Child's Brain: The Impact of Advanced Research on Cognitive and Social Behavior

by Mary Frank

Overview

Offers research on the development, organization, and operation of the child’s brain.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138965416
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/24/2024
Series:	Journal of Children in Contemporary Society
Pages:	260
Product dimensions:	5.81(w) x 8.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Mary Frank, MS in Education.

Table of Contents

Contents Preface

• Introduction
• The Neurosciences and the Education Profession: Inserting New Knowledge of a Child’s Developing Brain into an Already Well-Developed School
• Brain Structure
• Brain Evolution: The Origins of Social and Cognitive Behaviors
• Brain Structure and Development
• Higher Brain Function
• Hemispheric Specialization and Functional Plasticity During Development
• Impact on Learning Behaviors
• Cognitive Levels Matching: An Instructional Model and a Model of Teacher Change
• Constructivism and Education: The Child’s Point-of-View
• The Relationship Between Language Development and Brain Development
• Memory Development
• Cognitive Rehabilitation and the Head-Injured Child
• The Assessment of Cognitive Function for Use in Education
• Future Issues
• The Impact of Brain Research on the Education Profession: Agents of Change
• Reference Notes Included