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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Blair, Clancy – Mind, Brain, and Education, 2010
The relation of stress hormones and activity in stress response systems to the development of aspects of cognition and behavior important for educational achievement and attainment is examined from the perspective of the developmental psychobiological model. It is proposed that research in neuroendocrinology supports three general conclusions,…
Descriptors: Stress Management, Teaching Methods, Biochemistry, Schemata (Cognition)
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Blair, Clancy; Knipe, Hilary; Gamson, David – Mind, Brain, and Education, 2008
This article examines the role of working memory, attention shifting, and inhibitory control executive cognitive functions in the development of mathematics knowledge and ability in children. It suggests that an examination of the executive cognitive demand of mathematical thinking can complement procedural and conceptual knowledge-based…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Task Analysis, Short Term Memory, Mathematics Instruction