The developing brain.

What can brain science and educational research tell us about how the dynamic nature of the brain affects our ability to learn? Dr Fred Dick of Birkbeck College, a leading expert in the child development, explains the different stages of brain development and their impact on education. Professor Ira...

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Corporate Author:	Available Light Productions (Producer)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	This edition in English.
Published:	[England] : Teachers TV/UK Dept. of Education, 2007.
Series:	Education in video Brain ; 7
Subjects:	Child development. Education > Research. Acalculia. Brain > growth & development Child Development Dyscalculia Enfants > Développement. Acalculie. Alexander Street Video. Documentary television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Émissions télévisées autres que de fiction. Documentaires télévisés.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	What can brain science and educational research tell us about how the dynamic nature of the brain affects our ability to learn? Dr Fred Dick of Birkbeck College, a leading expert in the child development, explains the different stages of brain development and their impact on education. Professor Iram Siraj-Blatchford of London's Institute of Education reflects on the latest findings of EPPE - a ten-year research project on the Effective Provision of Pre-School and Primary Education - which has some surprising results. And renowned cognitive psychology expert Professor Brian Butterworth of University College London considers a physiological explanation for dyscalculia and how this can help dyscalculic children be taught maths more effectively.
Item Description:	Title from resource description page (viewed Mar. 5, 2012).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (13 min.).