Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 181
Trim: 7¼ x 10½
978-1-4758-6882-1 • Hardback • November 2023 • $90.00 • (£69.00)
978-1-4758-6883-8 • Paperback • November 2023 • $30.00 • (£25.00)
978-1-4758-6884-5 • eBook • November 2023 • $28.50 • (£19.99)
DEDICATION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
LIST OF FIGURES & TABLES
PART I THE BRAIN
Nature and Nurture
The Unified Whole
Neurons
Brain Growth and Development
Regions of the Brain
Genetic Influences
Implications for Professors
The Brain
The Classroom and Its Environment
The Curriculum
Pedagogy
Assessment
Summary
Notes
PART IILEARNING THEORY
Behaviorism
Learning According to Behaviorism
Implications of Behaviorism in the College Classroom
Cognitivism
Learning According to Cognitivism
Multiple Intelligences
Culturally Responsive Learning
Implications of Cognitivism for the College Classroom
Constructivism
Learning According to Constructivism
Critical Theory and Critical Pedagogy
Implications of Constructivism for the College Classroom
Summary
Notes
PART IIIIMPLICATIONS AND APPLICATIONS
Implications
The Learning Environment
Curriculum and Pedagogy
Assignments
Assessment
Applications
Behaviorism
Cognitivism
Constructivism
Notes
BIBLIOGRAPHY
ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Educators reside in a binary space as both teacher and learner. In that space, they are responsible for continually and effectively developing the minds in their academic environment. A successful and efficacious educator performs teaching as an art form while imbuing the foundational science behind the brain's capacity to discover, discern, assimilate, accommodate, and critique information. This process is in no way static. Learning is active. Learning is participatory. Learn is indeed a verb. Rettig and Bailey have created a resource for teachers that enlivens the what, why, and how to best perform the active, artistic, and scientific processes of teaching and learning.
— Dr. Wynnetta Scott-Simmons, Ed.D, Professor Emerita, Tift College of Education, Mercer University
“Dr. Rettig’s lucid command of the neuroanatomical, neurodevelopmental, and neurobiological aspects of the human brain and its function are on full display in the opening section of his book x, accurately translated into layman’s language that can easily inform readers from all scientific disciplines. His approach levels the playing field for academic educators seeking to both become more aware of the internal processes that influence psychological receptiveness to learning and to pro-actively develop practical strategies that leverage emerging neuroscientific-based principles to maximizing learning success.”
— Dr. W. Joseph Herring, neurologist and clinical neuroscience reseacher, M.D., Ph.D.
An insightful and accessible exploration of the brain and learning theory, this book is a must-read for educators and parents alike. With practical applications and engaging insights, it offers a valuable resource for understanding and supporting the learning process.
— Dr. Tim Goss, Ed.D, Principal, Hazel Grove Elementary School and Dr. Susan Goss, Ph. D, Special Education Teacher, Baldwin Elementary School