How We Learn Book

In How We Learn, award. The emerging science of how we learn is, of course, of special relevance to all those for whom learning is a professional activity: teachers and educators. I am deeply convinced that one cannot properly teach without possessing, implicitly or explicitly, a mental model of what is going on in the minds of the learners.

In How We Learn, Stanislas Dehaene finds the boundary of computer science, neurobiology, and cognitive psychology to explain how learning really works and how to make the best use of the brain's learning algorithms in our schools and universities, as well as in everyday life and at any age. But what if almost everything we were told about learning is wrong? And what if there was a way to achieve more with less effort? In How We Learn, award. HOW WE LEARN The Surprising Truth About When, Where, and Why It Happens By Benedict Carey 254 pp.

Random House. $27. Dan Hurley's latest book is "Smarter: The New Science of Building Brain.

How We Learn is a valuable, entertaining tool for educators, students and parents." -Shelf Awareness " How We Learn is more than a new approach to learning; it is a guide to making the most out of life. How We Learn finds the boundary of computer science, neurobiology, cognitive psychology and education to explain how learning really works and how to make the best use of the brain's learning algorithms.