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The spark of learning : energizing the college classroom with the science of emotion / Sarah Rose Cavanagh.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Teaching and learning in higher education ; 1Publication details: Morgantown : West Virginia University Press, [(c)2016.]Edition: First editionDescription: 1 online resource (xiv, 241 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 1943665354
  • 9781943665358
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • LB2331
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Contents:
Cover ; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction: Once More, with Feeling; Part I: Foundations of Affective Science; 1. The Science (and Neuroscience) of Your Emotions; 2. The Wellspring: Emotions Enhance Learning; Part II: Affective Science in Action; 3. Be the Spark: Crafting Your First (and Lasting) Impression; 4. Burning to Master: Mobilizing Student Efforts; 5. Fueling the Fire: Prolonging Student Persistence; 6. Best-Laid Plans: When Emotions Challenge or Backfire; Conclusion; References; Index.
Summary: Informed by psychology and neuroscience, Cavanagh argues that in order to capture students' attention, harness their working memory, bolster their long-term retention, and enhance their motivation, educators should consider the emotional impact of their teaching style and course design.
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Includes bibliographies and index.

Cover ; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction: Once More, with Feeling; Part I: Foundations of Affective Science; 1. The Science (and Neuroscience) of Your Emotions; 2. The Wellspring: Emotions Enhance Learning; Part II: Affective Science in Action; 3. Be the Spark: Crafting Your First (and Lasting) Impression; 4. Burning to Master: Mobilizing Student Efforts; 5. Fueling the Fire: Prolonging Student Persistence; 6. Best-Laid Plans: When Emotions Challenge or Backfire; Conclusion; References; Index.

Informed by psychology and neuroscience, Cavanagh argues that in order to capture students' attention, harness their working memory, bolster their long-term retention, and enhance their motivation, educators should consider the emotional impact of their teaching style and course design.

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