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Efficient learning for the poor : insights from the frontier of cognitive neuroscience /
Large-scale efforts have been made since the 1990s to ensure that all children of the world go to school. But mere enrollment is not sufficient, students must become fluent in reading and calculation by the end of grade 2. Fluency is needed to process large amounts of text quickly and use the inform...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, DC :
World Bank,
©2006.
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| Colección: | Directions in development (Washington, D.C.)
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Large-scale efforts have been made since the 1990s to ensure that all children of the world go to school. But mere enrollment is not sufficient, students must become fluent in reading and calculation by the end of grade 2. Fluency is needed to process large amounts of text quickly and use the information for decisions that may ultimately reduce poverty. State-of-the-art brain imaging and cognitive psychology research can help formulate effective policies for improving the basic skills of low-income students. This book integrates research into applications that extend from preschool brain devel. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 286 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-281) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0821366890 9780821366899 0821366882 9780821366882 6610503575 9786610503575 1280503572 9781280503573 |