Books by John D Bransford and National Research Council

How People Learn(1st Edition)
Brain, Mind, Experience, and School
by John D. Bransford, National Research Council, Ann L. Brown , Rodney R. Cocking , Sensory Sciences, Division Of Behavioral, Social Sciences
Hardcover, 346 Pages, Published 1999 by National Academies Press
International Edition
ISBN-13: 978-0-309-06557-3, ISBN: 0-309-06557-7

"When do infants begin to learn? How do experts learn and how is this different from non-experts? What can teachers and schools do--with curricula, classroom settings, and teaching methods--to help children learn most effectively? This book offers exciting new research about the mind and the brain that provides answers to these and other questions. New evidence from many branches of science has significantly added to our understanding o ..."

How People Learn(1st Edition)
Bridging Research and Practice
by National Research Council, M. Suzanne Donovan , James W. Pellegrino , John D. Bransford, John D. Brandsford
Paperback, 86 Pages, Published 2000 by National Academies Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-309-06536-8, ISBN: 0-309-06536-4

"How People Learn: Bridging Research and Practice provides a broad overview of research on learners and learning and on teachers and teaching. It expands on the 1999 National Research Council publication How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School, Expanded Edition that analyzed the science of learning in infants, educators, experts, and more. In How People Learn: Bridging Research and Practice, the Committee on Learning Resear ..."