Books by John D Bransford and Social Sciences

How Students Learn(5th Edition)
History, Mathematics, and Science in the Classroom
by National Research Council, M. Suzanne Donovan , John D. Bransford, Division Of Behavioral, Social Sciences, Sensory Sciences, Natl Research Council
Hardcover, 632 Pages, Published 2005 by National Academies Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-309-07433-9, ISBN: 0-309-07433-9

"How do you get a fourth-grader excited about history? How do you even begin to persuade high school students that mathematical functions are relevant to their everyday lives? In this volume, practical questions that confront every classroom teacher are addressed using the latest exciting research on cognition, teaching, and learning. How Students Learn: History, Mathematics, and Science in the Classroom builds on the discoveries detail ..."

How Students Learn
Mathematics in the Classroom (National Research Council)
by National Research Council, M. Suzanne Donovan , John D. Bransford, Division Of Behavioral, Social Sciences, Sensory Sciences, Natl.Rsrch.Co.
Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2005 by National Academies Press
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ISBN-13: 978-0-309-08949-4, ISBN: 0-309-08949-2

"How Students Learn: Mathematics in the Classroom builds on the discoveries detailed in the best-selling How People Learn. Now these findings are presented in a way that teachers can use immediately, to revitalize their work in the classroom for even greater effectiveness. This book shows how to overcome the difficulties in teaching math to generate real insight and reasoning in math students. It also features illustrated suggestions for ..."

How Students Learn
Science in the Classroom (National Research Council)
by National Research Council, M. Suzanne Donovan , John D. Bransford, Division Of Behavioral, Social Sciences, Sensory Sciences, Natl.Rsrch.Co.
Paperback, 264 Pages, Published 2005 by National Academies Press
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ISBN-13: 978-0-309-08950-0, ISBN: 0-309-08950-6

"How Students Learn: Science in the Classroom builds on the discoveries detailed in the best-selling How People Learn. Now these findings are presented in a way that teachers can use immediately, to revitalize their work in the classroom for even greater effectiveness. Organized for utility, the book explores how the principles of learning can be applied in science at three levels: elementary, middle, and high school. Leading educators e ..."

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 Students Learn
History in the Classroom
by National Research Council, M. Suzanne Donovan , John D. Bransford, Division Of Behavioral, Social Sciences, Sensory Sciences, Natl.Rsrch.Co.
Paperback, 280 Pages, Published 2005 by National Academies Press
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ISBN-13: 978-0-309-08948-7, ISBN: 0-309-08948-4

"How Students Learn: History in the Classroom builds on the discoveries detailed in the best-selling How People Learn. Now these findings are presented in a way that teachers can use immediately, to revitalize their work in the classroom for even greater effectiveness. 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 ..."