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The spark of learning : energizing the college classroom with the science of emotion /

"Historically we have constructed our classrooms with the assumption that learning is a dry, staid affair best conducted in quiet tones and ruled by an unemotional consideration of the facts. The field of education, however, is beginning to awaken to the potential power of emotions to fuel lear...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cavanagh, Sarah Rose (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Morgantown : West Virginia University Press, 2016.
Edición:First edition.
Colección:Teaching and learning in higher education (West Virginia University Press)
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Once more, with feeling
  • Part I. Foundations of affective science. The science (and neuroscience) of your emotions ; The wellspring: emotions enhance learning
  • Part II. Affective science in action. Be the spark: crafting your first (and lasting) impression ; Burning to master: mobilizing student efforts ; Fueling the fire: prolonging student persistence ; Best-laid plans: when emotions challenge or backfire.