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Network Educational Press Ltd
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| Author(s) |
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Alistair Smith
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| Web Site |
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http://www.networkpress.co.uk
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PO Box 635 Stafford ST16 1BF
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01785 225515
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| Cost |
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£15.95
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| ISBN |
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1-85539-34-5
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Directly from the supplier
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| Format |
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Paperback book
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| Family |
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Brain-based Learning Approaches
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| Age Range |
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5-6
6-7
7-8
8-9
9-10
10-11
11-12
12+
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| NC Thinking Skills |
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Enquiry Skills
Creative Thinking Skills
Evaluation Skills
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| Overview |
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This book outlines what Accelerated Learning encompasses and the theories it has been derived from. Addresses strategies to improve learning including the use of; whole brain learning, multiple intelligences and the creation of a learning environment which promotes achievement by raising pupils' self esteem. Includes a list of twenty -one ways to improve learning.
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| Resources Required |
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Resources and exemplars are provided.
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| Classroom Time Required |
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Not specified, but calls for changes in the way teaching and learning is organised so as to infuse the techniques effectively.
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| Training Requirements |
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Not specified
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| Delivery Method |
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Broad approach to learning about learning that can be used across the curriculum.
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| Related Research |
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The book does not report that impact of Accelerated Learning techniques has been formally researched. Provides anecdotal evidence through a case study of a school with quotations from teachers and pupils about its effect.
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| Related Materials |
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Mapwise; The ALPS approach; Accelerated Learning in Practice; ALPS Storymaker; Thinking for Learning
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| Theoretical Rationale |
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The model of learning draws on research in a wide range of fields such as cognitive neuroscience and cognitive neuropsychology, human motivational theory and performance , psychology, learning theory and school improvement and effectiveness research. Specifically mentions Gardner's (1983) theory of multiple intelligences, Goleman's work on emotional intelligence and Jensen's writings on brain-based learning as influential.
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