In How We Learn, award. 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 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 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. The book is perhaps not as "surprising" as the subtitle claims and at the end of the text there is an appendix of eleven essential questions that covers most of the author's actual advice on how to learn.
But to only read the appendix would be to miss out. How We Learn is witty and informative, clearly well grounded by the author's depth of knowledge continued (844 words) (Reviewed by Kate. Learn how to exploit the quirks of your brain to achieve more with less effort.
This book reveals the surprising truth about when, where, and why learning happens, and how to apply it to your own life. Praise for How We Learn: The Surprising Truth About When, Where, and Why It Happens "This book is a revelation. I feel as if I've owned a brain for fifty-four years and only now discovered the operating manual.
For two centuries, psychologists and neurologists have been quietly piecing together the mysteries of mind and memory as they relate to learning and knowing. Benedict Carey serves.