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March 29, 2017
Changing Minds and Brains: The Legacy of Reuven Feuerstein Higher Thinking and Cognition Through Mediated Learning
- Author
- Feuerstein, Reuven; Falik, Louis; and Feuerstein, Refael S.
- Publisher
- Teachers College Press, New York, NY
- ISBN
- 9780807756201
- Table of Contents
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Foreword (Carl Haywood)
Prologue
Mediated Learning Experience in the Classroom
Medicating the Special Needs of a Child
Preface
ch. 1 Mediated Learning Experience and Theory of Structural Cognitive Modifiability
ch. 2 Defining and Describing Mediated Learning Experience
ch. 3 Applications of Mediated Learning Experience
ch. 4 Mediated Learning Experience and the Nature of Change
ch. 5 Sources of Support for the Theory of Structural Cognitive Modifiability
ch. 6 Materialism, Spiritualism, the Mirror Neurons, and Cognitive Modifiability
ch. 7 How Mediated Learning Experience Produces Structural Cognitive Modifiability
ch. 8 Making Mediated Learning Experience Effective: Summarizing and Integrating
ch. 9 Questioning as a Basic Mechanism of Mediated Learning Experience
ch. 10 Mediated Learning Experience and “Generation Y”: Implications for Parents and Teachers
Annotated Bibliography
References
Index
About the Authors
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Abstract: Decades before educators began to draw teaching and learning implications from neuroscientists’ groundbreaking findings on brain plasticiy, Reuven Feuerstein had already theorized it and developed practices for teaching and developing higher level cognition and learning for all students, even those with Down syndrome and other learning disabilities. His mediated learning, enrichment instruments, and dynamic assessment are used in urban districts in the United States and around the world to raise student achievement, success levels, and self-regulation.
In this final work, Feuerstein provides a first-person reflective narrative of the implementation of mediated learning experience (MLE) past and present, including stories, new insights, observations, and newly formulated concepts on MLE and how it contributes to higher-level thinking and overcoming disability. Featuring both educational and clinical case examples, it offers a more detailed picture of the practical applications than any other publication to date. Those familiar with Feuerstein’s methods will find this book an important resource in deepening their knowledge. It is also essential reading for all educators looking for approaches that promote thinking skills that improve educational outcomes for diverse learners.
Book Features:
• Provides stories of Feuerstein’s inspirational journey as a teacher and learner, often working with special needs children and youth.
• Relates mediated learning to contemporary learning environments
• Explores theory and research on whether spiritual and behavioral practices change the brain.
• Includes chapters devoted to questioning techniques and the effects of modern media access to the development of thinking skills.
(From the Publisher)
Abstract: Decades before educators began to draw teaching and learning implications from neuroscientists’ groundbreaking findings on brain plasticiy, Reuven Feuerstein had already theorized it and developed practices for teaching and developing higher level cognition and learning for all students, even those with Down syndrome and other learning disabilities. His mediated learning, enrichment instruments, and dynamic assessment are used in urban districts in the United States and around the world to raise student achievement, success levels, and self-regulation.
In this final work, Feuerstein provides a first-person reflective narrative of the implementation of mediated learning experience (MLE) past and present, including stories, new insights, observations, and newly formulated concepts on MLE and how it contributes to higher-level thinking and overcoming disability. Featuring both educational and clinical case examples, it offers a more detailed picture of the practical applications than any other publication to date. Those familiar with Feuerstein’s methods will find this book an important resource in deepening their knowledge. It is also essential reading for all educators looking for approaches that promote thinking skills that improve educational outcomes for diverse learners.
Book Features:
• Provides stories of Feuerstein’s inspirational journey as a teacher and learner, often working with special needs children and youth.
• Relates mediated learning to contemporary learning environments
• Explores theory and research on whether spiritual and behavioral practices change the brain.
• Includes chapters devoted to questioning techniques and the effects of modern media access to the development of thinking skills.
(From the Publisher)