The Power of the Social Brain: Teaching, Learning, and Interdependent Thinking

by Arthur L. Costa and Pat Wilson O'Leary

Research has demonstrated that cooperative learning is one of the most highly effective teaching strategies, while new findings from neuroscience confirm the brain's natural inclination to think socially. But simply putting students in a group is not enough. The authors of The Power of the Social Brain see "interdependent thinking" as the missing piece of the collaborative puzzle. This authoritative book provides practical strategies...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807754145
• ISBN13: 9780807754146
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 8.9"