When do infants begin to learn? How do experts learn and how is\nthis different from non-experts? What can teachers and schools do\n– with curricula, classroom settings, and teaching methods – to\nhelp children learn most effectively? This book offers exciting new\nresearch about the mind and the brain thai provides answers to\nthese and other questions. New evidence from many branches of\nscience has significantly added to our understanding of what it\nmeans to know, from the neural processes that occur during learning\nto the influence of culture on what people see and absorb. How\nPeople Learn examines these findings and their implications for\nwhat we teach, how we teach it, and how we assess what our children\nlearn. The book uses exemplary teaching to illustrate how\napproaches based on what we now know result in in-depth learning.\nThis new knowledge calls into question concepts and practices\nfirmly entrenched in our current education system. Topics include:\nhow learning actually changes the physical structure of the brain;\nhow existing knowledge affects what people notice and how they\nlearn; what the thought processes of experts tell us about how to\nteach; the amazing learning potential of infants; the relationship\nof classroom learning and everyday settings of community and\nworkplace, learning needs and opportunities for leachers; a\nrealistic look at the role of technology in education. If education\nis to help students make sense of their surroundings and ready

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