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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457867003321

Autore

Gurian Michael

Titolo

Boys and girls learn differently [[electronic resource] ] : a guide for teachers and parents / / Michael Gurian and Patricia Henley with Terry Trueman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Francisco, : Jossey-Bass, c2001

ISBN

1-280-35095-4

0-7879-5930-8

9786610350957

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (364 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HenleyPatricia <1944->

TruemanTerry

Disciplina

370.15/1

Soggetti

Sex differences in education - United States

Educational change - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; Brain-Based Research; Creating the "Ultimate Classroom"; The Gurian Institute at the University of Missouri-Kansas City; Boys and Girls Learn Differently; Patricia Henley and Terry Trueman; I How the Brain Learns: Inherent Differences Between Boys and Girls; 2 How Brain-Based Differences Affect  Boys and Girls; 3 The Ultimate Preschool and Kindergarden Classroom; 4 The Ultimate Elementary School Classroom; 5 The Ultimate Middle School Classroom; 6 The Ultimate High School Classroom; Epilogue; Notes; Additional Resources; The Authors

Sommario/riassunto

At last, we have the scientific evidence that documents the many biological gender differences that influence learning. For instance, girls talk sooner, develop better vocabularies, read better, and have better fine motor skills. Boys, on the other hand, have better auditory memory, are better at three-dimensional reasoning, are more prone to explore, and achieve greater abstract design ability after puberty.  In this profoundly significant book, author Michael Gurian synthesizes the current knowledge and clearly demonstrates how this distinction in



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