| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 241 pages) |
| Series |
Teaching and learning in higher education |
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Teaching and learning in higher education (West Virginia University Press)
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| Contents |
Introduction: Once more, with feeling -- Part I. Foundations of affective science. The science (and neuroscience) of your emotions ; The wellspring: emotions enhance learning -- Part II. Affective science in action. Be the spark: crafting your first (and lasting) impression ; Burning to master: mobilizing student efforts ; Fueling the fire: prolonging student persistence ; Best-laid plans: when emotions challenge or backfire |
| Summary |
"Historically we have constructed our classrooms with the assumption that learning is a dry, staid affair best conducted in quiet tones and ruled by an unemotional consideration of the facts. The field of education, however, is beginning to awaken to the potential power of emotions to fuel learning, informed by contributions from psychology and neuroscience. In friendly, readable prose, Sarah Rose Cavanagh argues that if you as an educator want to capture your students' attention, harness their working memory, bolster their long-term retention, and enhance their motivation, you should consider the emotional impact of your teaching style and course design. To make this argument, she brings to bear a wide range of evidence from the study of education, psychology, and neuroscience, and she provides practical examples of successful classroom activities from a variety of disciplines in secondary and higher education."--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-231) and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (Project Muse platform, viewed January 16, 2019) |
| Subject |
College teaching.
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Motivation in education.
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Affective education.
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EDUCATION -- Higher.
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Affective education
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College teaching
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Motivation in education
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781943665358 |
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1943665354 |
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9781943665341 |
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1943665346 |
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