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008			140225s2014 maua b 001 0 eng
020			_a9781118483619
040			_cIAB
082			_a370.15 MEL 2014
100	1		_aMellanby, Jane, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aEducation and learning : _ban evidence-based approach / _cJane Mellanby, Katy Theobald.
264		1	_aMalden, MA : _bWiley-Blackwell, _c2014.
300			_axiv, 422 pages : _billustrations ; _c25 cm
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aWhat can we learn from the history of education? -- Memory. How do we remember what we learn? -- Language. What determines our acquisition of first and second languages? -- Reading. How do we learn to read and why is it sometimes so difficult? -- Intelligence and Ability. How does our understanding of them affect how we teach? -- Gender differences. Do they matter in education? -- Metacognition. Can we teach people how to learn? -- Academic selection. Do we need to do it and can we make it fair? -- Creativity. What is it, and how and why should we nurture it? -- Education policy. How evidence-based is it ? -- Comparative education. What lessons can we take from other countries? -- Lifelong learning. How can we teach old dogs new tricks? -- Technology. How is it shaping a modern education and is it also shaping young minds? -- What does the future hold for education?
520			_a"Education and Learning offers an accessible introduction to the most recent evidence-based research results into teaching, learning, and our education system. Presents a wide range references for both seminal and contemporary research into learning and teaching Examines the evidence around topical issues such as the impact of Academies and Free Schools on student attainment and the strong international performance of other countries Looks at evidence-based differences in the attainment of students from different socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds, and explores the strong international performance of Finnish and East Asian students Provides accessible explanations of key studies that are supplemented with real-life case examples "-- _cProvided by publisher.
520			_a"The book explores the myriad factors that affect learning -- from ability, creativity, and gender, to culture, metacognition, and lifelong learning -- and presents the most up-to-date theories and research undertaken in each field"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aLearning.
650		0	_aLearning, Psychology of.
650		7	_aPSYCHOLOGY / Education & Training. _2bisacsh
700	1		_aTheobald, Katy, _eauthor.
776	0	8	_iOnline version: _aMellanby, Jane. _tEducation and learning _b1 _dMalden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2014 _z9781118728079 _w(DLC) 2014009204
856	4	2	_3Cover image _uhttp://catalogimages.wiley.com/images/db/jimages/9781118454107.jpg
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