Boys and girls learn differently : a guide for teachers and parents / / Michael Gurian and Patricia Henley with Terry Trueman
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| Autore: |
Gurian Michael
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| Titolo: |
Boys and girls learn differently : a guide for teachers and parents / / Michael Gurian and Patricia Henley with Terry Trueman
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| Pubblicazione: | San Francisco, : Jossey-Bass, c2001 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (364 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 370.15/1 |
| Soggetto topico: | Sex differences in education - United States |
| Educational change - United States | |
| Altri autori: |
HenleyPatricia <1944->
TruemanTerry
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| 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 hard-wiring and socialized gender differe |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Boys and girls learn differently |
| ISBN: | 1-280-35095-4 |
| 0-7879-5930-8 | |
| 9786610350957 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910812366403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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