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ERIC Number: EJ633381
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-4056
Look Before You Leap: Concerns about "Brain-based" Products and Approaches. Issues in Education.
Davis, Sara McCormick
Childhood Education, v77 n2 p100-101 Win 2000-2001
Urges caution in purchasing educational products or incorporating educational approaches presented as "brain-based." Critiques brain research on critical periods and enriched environments. Notes that no studies have connected physiological brain function and educational practice and that educators need to be aware of the dangers in making decisions based on incomplete information. (KB)
Descriptors: Brain, Early Childhood Education, Early Experience, Educational Practices, Enrichment, Instructional Materials, Preschool Curriculum
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Brain Based Learning; Brain Development; Critical Period (Psychology)