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Vehicles : Experiments in Synthetic Psychology (86 Edition) by Valentino Braitenberg Publisher Comments The vehicles described in this light-hearted yet wonderfully skillful exercise in fictional science are the inventions of one of the world's eminent brain researchers. There are 14 of them in all--a series of hypothetical, self-operating mobile machines... (read more) List Price $24.00 Your price: $18.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Communities of Practice : Learning, Meaning, and Identity (98 Edition) by Etienne Wenger Publisher Comments Presents a broad conceptual framework for thinking about learning as a process of social participation.... (read more) List Price $52.95 Your price: $23.00 Used - Trade Paper
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How Students Learn : History, Math, and Science in the Classroom (05 Edition) by M. Suzanne Donovan Publisher Comments The book explores the importance of balancing students' knowledge of historical fact against their understanding of concepts, such as change and cause, and their skills in assessing historical accounts. It discusses how to build straightforward science... (read more) List Price $61.25 Your price: $42.00 Used - Hardcover
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How the Brain Learns (4TH 12 Edition) by David A. Sousa Publisher Comments David A. Sousa continues his successful tradition of translating current research findings into effective classroom strategies and activities in this newest version of the bestseller.... (read more) List Price $48.25 Your price: $34.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Research-Based Strategies to Ignite Student Learning: Insights from a Neurologist and Classroom Teacher by Judy Willis Publisher Comments In this book, written by an author who is both a neurologist and a classroom teacher, Judy Willis combs through brain research and pulls out the information that is most valid and relevant to classroom teaching. Find out how to enhance your students... (read more) List Price $21.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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A Mind at a Time: America's Top Learning Expert Shows How Every Child Can Succeed by Melvin D Levine Publisher Comments "Different minds learn differently," writes Dr. Mel Levine, one of the best-known education experts and pediatricians in America today. And that's a problem for many children, because most schools still cling to a one-size-fits-all education philosophy... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $4.95 Used - Hardcover
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How Students Learn : Science in the Classroom - With CD (05 Edition) by National Research Counsel Publishing Staff Publisher Comments "How Students Learn is also available in three paperback versions of the original title. Each volume begins with the Introductory Chapter from the main text, then focuses on either the "History in the Classroom, Math in the Classroom, or Science in the... (read more) List Price $34.95 Your price: $18.00 Used - Trade Paper
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How the Special Needs Brain Learns (2ND 07 Edition) by David A. Sousa Publisher Comments Since the publication of the first edition, there have been major developments in our understanding of how the human brain develops and functions. New technologies, such as transcranial magnetic stimulation, have emerged to investigate cerebral processes.... (read more) List Price $46.75 Your price: $30.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Learning and Behavior - Active Learning Education (6TH 09 Edition) by Paul Chance Publisher Comments LEARNING AND BEHAVIOR: ACTIVE LEARNING EDITION, Sixth Edition, is stimulating, interactive, and filled with high-interest queries and examples that will help you succeed in your course. Based on the theme that learning is a biological mechanism that aids... (read more) List Price $217.50 Your price: $146.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Nature of Sympathy (09 Edition) by Max Scheler Publisher Comments The Nature of Sympathy explores, at different levels, the social emotions of fellow-feeling, the sense of identity, love and hatred, and traces their relationship to one another and to the values with which they are associated. Scheler criticizes other... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $23.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Essentials of Learning and Cognition (02 Edition) by David L. Morgan Publisher Comments In this accessible text, David Morgan explains the fundamental principals of learning and cognition while employing the central organizing theme that the notion of learning and cognition are best conceptualized as processes that allow animals, including... (read more) List Price $104.40 Your price: $70.00 Used - Hardcover
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Schooling (90 Edition) by Sylvia Farnham-diggory Publisher Comments How should we educate the children of tomorrow to solve the problems of today? A new educational model is generating widespread interest and excitement among educators, parents, and community leaders. Known as "cognitive apprenticeship", the model draws... (read more) List Price $20.00 Your price: $15.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Theories of Human Learning: What the Professor Said (6TH 12 Edition) by Guy R. Lefrancois Publisher Comments Both a serious academic text and a delightful story, this book offers a clear, readable look at a full range of learning theories from behavioral to cognitive. It also covers memory, motivation, connectionism (neural net models), and social learning and... (read more) List Price $208.95 Your price: $189.85 New - Hardcover
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Learning : Principles and Applications (4TH 02 - Old Edition) by Stephen B. Klein Publisher Comments In its fourth incarnation, Learning preserves its well-balanced academic rigor and accessibility. Klein continues to present a thorough coverage of both classic and current studies of animal and human research. Of particular interest are the recent... (read more) List Price $117.50 Your price: $79.00 Used - Hardcover
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Cognitive Psychology (07 Edition) by Edward E. Smith Publisher Comments This book is the first to incorporate neuroscience seamlessly into the study of cognitive psychology. The study of cognition has progressed enormously over the past decade, but no currently available book summarizes and makes accessible the key findings... (read more) List Price $172.20 Your price: $130.00 Used - Hardcover
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Learning and Memory (4TH 09 Edition) by Scott Terry Publisher Comments This text explores the core principles of learning and memory in a clear, reader-friendly style, covering animal learning and human memory in a balanced fashion.... (read more) List Price $132.60 Your price: $100.00 Used - Hardcover
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How People Learn : Bridging Research and Practice (99 Edition) by M. Suzanne Donovan Publisher Comments What can teachers and schools do -- with curricula, classroom settings, and teaching methods -- to help children learn most effectively? New evidence from many branches of science has significantly added to our understanding of what it means to know... (read more) List Price $21.00 Your price: $11.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Peak Learning: How to Create Your Own Lifelong Education Program for Personal Enjoyment and Professional Success by Ronald Gross Publisher Comments Tens of thousands of readers have become lifelong learners with the help of Ronald Gross's bestselling guidebook. Now, Gross uses the latest developments in technology, at-home learning, and cognitive studies to provide an updated and easy-to-follow... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Learning and Memory : From Brain To Behavior (08 Edition) by Gluck And Myers / Mercado Publisher Comments Gluck, Mercado and Myerss Learning and Memory is the first textbook developed from its inception to reflect the convergence of brain studies and behavioral approaches in modern learning and memory research incorporating findings both in animals and... (read more) List Price $176.95 Your price: $119.00 Used - Hardcover
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Psychology of Learning and Behavior (5TH 02 Edition) by Barry Schwartz Publisher Comments Barry Schwartz, Steven Robbins, and new coauthor Edward Wasserman offer students an engaging introduction to the basic principles of Pavlovian conditioning, operant conditioning, and comparative cognition. The text's critical approach exposes students to... (read more) List Price $123.55 Your price: $87.50 Used - Hardcover
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