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Schenck, a teacher, consultant, and memory researcher, uses findings from cognitive neuroscience and cognitive psychology to show teachers how to rethink traditional methods and teach adolescents based on this research. Connecting interventions, instructional strategies, and resources to concepts throughout, he reviews the neurobiological foundations of learning, including how exercise and diet affect the brain; the complexities of pattern detection and attention and how the brain's ability to process information affects performance, with discussion of ADHD; how emotional processing can redirect what the student pays attention to and how this affects learning, such as with autism; motivational processing; the concept of intelligence; the different forms of memory, including long-term memory and maintenance; and study practices and assessments

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Author

Schenck, Jeb, 1950-

Publisher

W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9780393706215

Category

education

Subjects

Education, Psychology

Rating

4.7 / 5 (4 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14