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Index
Cover
Praise
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword by Judy Willis
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1. A Celebration
What MBE Science Is and Is Not
Who Should Read this Book
Chapter 2. Evidence-Based Solutions for the Classroom: MBE Science Defined
Definining Our Terms
A Rose By Any Other Name?
Teaching versus Learning in MBE Science
Academic Discipline or Professional Field?
Applying MBE Science
Conceptual Debates in the Discipline
Neuroscience Can Inform Pedagogy
Pedagogy Can Inform Psychology
Psychology Can Inform Neuroscience
Psychology Can Inform Pedagogy
Pedagogy Can Inform Neuroscience
Neuroscience Can Inform Psychology
MBE Science is State-of-the-Art, Yet Nothing New
The Five Well-Established Concepts of MBE Science
Suggested Reading
Chapter 3. A New Look at Old Problems in Education: A Brief History of the Science of Learning
From the Egyptians to the Greeks to the 1100s: The Roots of FormaL Education
The 10th–11th Centuries: The Senses and Learning
From the Physical Body to the Learning Brain
The 18th and 19th Centuries: Widespread Formal Education
Localizationism
The 1900s–1950s: Neurons That Fire Together Wire Together
1960s–1970s–1980: Enriched Environments?
The Early 1990s: The Decade of the Brain
Late 1990s: Healthy Skepticism of the Emerging Discipline of MBE Science
The 2000s: (Mis)Interpretations of Neuroscience in Education
Suggested Reading
Chapter 4. Sorting the Science from the Myths: Establishing Goals and Standards
Goals in the New Discipline
New Standards for Education
How New Standards Alert Us to Neuromyths
Distinguishing Good Information from Bad
Does The Use of the Socratic Method Complement MBE Standards?
Suggested Reading
Chapter 5. The Scientifically Substantiated Art of Teaching, Part 1: Lessons from Research
Who is Studied and Why
What is Studied and Why
How Studies are Conducted
Which Dimensions are Studied
Suggested Reading
Chapter 6. The Scientifically Substantiated Art of Teaching, Part 2: Human Survival and Life Skills
Affect, Empathy, Emotions, and Motivation
Executive Functions and Decision-Making
Facial Recognition and Voice Interpretation
Memory
Attention
Social Cognition
Spatial Sequential Management
Time Management or Temporal Sequential Organization
Suggested Reading
Chapter 7. The Laboratory in the Classroom: The Most Studied Academic Fields
The Challenge: Diagnosis
Language
Math
Other Subjects
Suggested Reading
Chapter 8. Evidence-Based Solutions for the Classroom: How MBE Science Offers Uneable Knowledge to Teachers
What Great Teachers Do and Why It Works
Principles
Useable Knowledge
Suggested Reading
Chapter 9. Conclusions
Development of the Teacher Practitioner
Shared Vocabulary
Glossary
Appendix A. Institutions, Associations, Academic Programs, Research Centers, and Publications Related to MBE
Appendix B. Glossary of Contributors to MBE Science
References
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