Beyond Individual Differences - by Charles A Ahern & Kenton De Kirby (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>Firmly grounded in the principles of neuropsychology, this volume analyzes both successful and unproductive learning in terms of the brain's organizing processes - that is, its unconscious sifting, selecting, and meaning-making that enable students to incorporate and build on what they have learned in the past. </p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>In an era of intense interest in educational reform, spurred by increasing global competition for jobs and advancement, it is more critical than ever to understand the nature of learning. And although much attention is paid to differences between learners, short shrift is often given to cognitive functions that characterize successful learning for all students. Yet these are the very functions that determine the difference between successful and rewarding learning versus merely "doing" without truly learning. </p> <p>Firmly grounded in the principles of neuropsychology, <i>Beyond Individual Differences</i> analyzes both successful and unproductive learning in terms of the brain's organizing processes - that is, its unconscious sifting, selecting, and meaning-making that enable students to incorporate and build on what they've learned in the past. At the same time, it explores the learning situations that cause organization to break down and offers several preventive strategies.</p> <p>Key areas of coverage include: </p><ul><li>The complex role of mental organization in learning and education.</li><li>Specific organizing processes and the links to success or failure in learning.</li><li>Information/cognitive overload.</li><li>The student's experience of learning and its impact on development. </li><li>Accommodating a range of individual differences in the classroom.</li><li>Practices for supporting students' unconscious organizing processes.</li></ul><p><i>Beyond Individual Differences</i> is essential reading for a wide range of professionals and policy makers as well as researchers and graduate students in school and clinical child psychology, special and general education, social work and school counseling, speech therapy, and neuropsychology.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>In an era of intense interest in educational reform, spurred by increasing global competition for jobs and advancement, it is more critical than ever to understand the nature of learning. And although much attention is paid to differences between learners, short shrift is often given to cognitive functions that characterize successful learning for all students. Yet these are the very functions that determine the difference between successful and rewarding learning versus merely "doing" without truly learning. </p> <p>Firmly grounded in the principles of neuropsychology, <i>Beyond Individual Differences</i> analyzes both successful and unproductive learning in terms of the brain's organizing processes - that is, its unconscious sifting, selecting, and meaning-making that enable students to incorporate and build on what they've learned in the past. At the same time, it explores the learning situations that cause organization to break down and offers several preventive strategies.</p> <p>Key areas of coverage include: </p><ul><li>The complex role of mental organization in learning and education.</li><li>Specific organizing processes and the links to success or failure in learning.</li><li>Information/cognitive overload.</li><li>The student's experience of learning and its impact on development. </li><li>Accommodating a range of individual differences in the classroom.</li><li>Practices for supporting students' unconscious organizing processes.</li></ul><p><i>Beyond Individual Differences</i> is essential reading for a wide range of professionals and policy makers as well as researchers and graduate students in school and clinical child psychology, special and general education, social work and school counseling, speech therapy, and neuropsychology.</p><p>-----</p><p><i>Beyond Individual Differences is an important book. Speaking directly to the classroom setting, it addresses essential issues concerning what it means to learn and what it means to teach. This work represents a significant step in furthering the collaboration between the fields of neuropsychology, school psychology, and education. </i></p> <p>Karl H. Pribram, M.D., Ph.D.<br>Distinguished Professor of Neuroscience at Georgetown and George Mason Universities, Emeritus professor of psychology and psychiatry at Stanford University and Radford University<br>Winner of the Dagmar and Vaclav Havel Prize, and the Noetic Medal of Consciousness and Brain Research</p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Charles A. Ahern, Ph.D. is a neuropsychologist specializing in the application of neuropsychology to education. Dr. Ahern received his doctoral degree in clinical psychology from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He trained in the neuropsychology of learning and learning disabilities at Wake Forest Medical School, and completed his postdoctoral training at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center, where he was an Irving B. Harris Fellow. Formerly on staff at UCSF Medical Center, Dr. Ahern is currently in private practice. In addition to working directly with students and their families to address learning difficulties, he consults with schools and educational therapists. Dr. Ahern is frequently invited to speak to educators and parent groups and has lectured nationally and published on topics pertaining to the neuropsychology of learning. He is on the faculty of Holy Names University.</p><p>Kenton de Kirby is a Ph.D. student in Education at the University of California at Berkeley, where he also received his B.A. in Linguistics. For over ten years, Kenton has worked one-on-one with students of varying ages and with a range of learning differences. He lives in Oakland with his wife, Amelia. </p>
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