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Clark, Barbara – Journal of Children in Contemporary Society, 1986
Studies in intellectual development, brain organization, and learning are summarized. They show that neither intelligence nor giftedness are solely the result of cognitive functions. Both rely on the use of the total brain in an appropriate environment. Intelligence is dynamic. It must be used and developed or it will be lost. (PS)
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Psychology, Early Childhood Education
Pinker, Steven – Natural History, 1997
Considers the role of evolution and natural selection in the functioning of the modern human brain. Natural selection equipped humans with a mental toolbox of intuitive theories about the world which were used to master rocks, tools, plants, animals, and one another. The same toolbox is used today to master the intellectual challenges of modern…
Descriptors: Biology, Brain, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation

McGeehan, Jane – Green Teacher, 2001
Summarizes the latest key brain research findings and invites educators to incorporate the biology of learning into teaching practices. Curriculum should be based on overarching concepts that help students understand and predict what is going on around them at school and in their communities. (PVD)
Descriptors: Brain, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education
Grauer, Stuart – 1985
Using current mind/brain research, this paper explores the "hidden curriculum" in the contexts of teaching, learning and supervision. It explains ways in which current research on the nature of learning can fit into today's typical, "clinical" teaching techniques. The importance of respecting individual modes of learning is stressed; further to…
Descriptors: Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Associative Learning, Brain, Cerebral Dominance