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Educational Psychology Research Guide: Brain-Based Learning

A guide to resources in educational psychology

Reference Sources

The Encyclopedia of Education Psychology has a multi-page article on Brain Relevant Education.

This is the best reference source available in the library on this topic.

The language that can be used to search for information on this topic is complex.

Use reference sources like this to identify other search terms that might be useful to find related information:

  • Brain-based learning
  • Education related brain science
  • Educational brain science
  • Educational neuroscience

Selected Books at CCC

Use the Find Books tab above to find more books on this topic.

You MUST try a variety of searches using the language suggested in the box on the lower left.

A search for "Brain-based learning" will NOT find all of the books that would be useful.

Articles from Credible Sources

Use the Find Articles tab above to search education databases and locate credible articles on this topic.

You MUST try a variety of searches using the language suggested in the box below.

A search for "Brain-based learning" will NOT find all of the relevant articles.

Searching:

  • Construct searches using the language suggested in the box below
  • Limit your search to peer-reviewed articles or articles written by education scholars and professional
  • Limit your search to full text to find actual articles

Search Suggestions

Searching the phrase "Brain-based learning" is not the only way to find information relevant to this topic.

Create multiple searches using the language in these subject headings to find the best information:

  • Brain-based education
  • Brain-based teaching
  • Education-related brain science
  • Educational brain science
  • Educational neuroscience
  • Brain cognitive processes
  • Learning processes
  • Cognitive learning
  • Cognitive Style
  • Learning theories
  • Neuropsychology
  • Biological psychology

Examples:

  • education* and brain and (science or neuroscience)
  • brain-based and (learning or education)
  • brain-based and (learning or teaching)
  • brain and (learning or education*) and (science or neuroscience)
  • cognitive and learning and brain
  • learning and brain
  • teaching and brain

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