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Howard-Jones, Paul – UNESCO International Bureau of Education, 2017
The human brain is plastic -- which means the brain changes its connectivity and even its structure in response to learning. This brief report highlights the following points: (1) A human's first learning experiences are foundational for later education, and experiences in the early years of life can greatly impact on later achievement; (2) Waves…
Descriptors: Brain, Child Development, Early Experience, Adolescent Development
Norman, Edward C.; And Others – Technological Horizons in Education, 1981
Suggests that learning is a process undergoing change from infancy to adulthood and that the more consciously aware the learner is of the process, the more the learner can be in control. Presents the Performance Pathfinder Plan as a model of appropriate adult learning. (Author/DC)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Development, Adult Learning, Adults
National Institutes of Health (DHHS), Bethesda, MD. – 1981
Research programs of the human learning and behavior branch of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHHD) are described in five sections of this document. The specific programs conducted in the areas of learning and cognitive development, development of communicative abilities, biological bases of behavioral development,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Behavior, Behavior Development