Brain-compatible science
By: Margaret Angermeyer Mangan.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Corwin Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 225
ISBN-13: 9781412939959; 9781412939966
Subjects: Science -- Study and teaching (Elementary); Science -- Study and teaching (Secondary); Learning, Psychology of.; Brain.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-220) and index.
Table of contents: title: Fractals: a metaphor for constructivism, patterns, and perspective; title: Iteration: a metaphor for change in science curriculum and information management; title: Sensitive dependence on initial conditions: a metaphor for change in gender equity and diversity; title: Strange attractors, phase space, and phase portraits: a metaphor for change in learning environments and habits of mind; title: Bifurcations and period doubling: a metaphor featuring choices, joy, and surprise; title: Turbulence: a changing perspective of discipline and classroom management; title: A new look at evolutionary biology: a metaphor for change in curriculum integration and localization; title: A new look at self-organization: a metaphor for change in knowledge construction; title: Dissipative structures: a metaphor to emphasize the significance of community and values; title: Quantum mechanics: a metaphor for change in the power of relationships, energy, and paradox.