Emotions, Learning, and the Brain: Exploring the Educational Implications of Affective Neuroscience (Immordino-Yang Mary Helen)(Pevná vazba) - diskuze

In this ground-breaking collection, Mary Helen Immordino-Yang--an affective neuroscientist, human development psychologist, and former public school teacher--presents a decade of work with the potential to revolutionize educational theory and practice by deeply enriching our understanding of the complex connection between emotion and learning.

With her signature talent for explaining and interpreting neuroscientific findings in practical, teacher-relevant terms, Immordino-Yang offers two simple but profound ideas: first, that emotions are such powerful motivators of learning because they activate brain mechanisms that originally evolved to manage our basic survival; and second, that meaningful thinking and learning are inherently emotional, because we only think deeply about things we care about. Together, these insights suggest that in order to motivate students for
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