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Begum, A. Jahitha

 
9789819664542: Cognitive Control Skills for Educational Success: Theory and Practice

Synopsis

This book presents an exploration and application of cognitive control skills and their components. It discusses the role of the brain in the execution of cognitive control skills, and practical classroom strategies for teachers. Six main components of cognitive control skills such as working memory, attentional control, cognitive flexibility, self-regulation, inhibition, and meta-cognition are presented, with their importance for academic success highlighted. This book substantiates the assessment of each of the six main components of cognitive control skills, and also emphasises the need for teachers' knowledge and skills in this area.

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À propos de l'auteur

A. Jahitha Begum serves as Senior Professor and Chair of the Education Department in Gandhigram Rural University, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, India. She has 10 years' teaching experience in Kendriya Vidyalaya (Central Government) schools and 21 years' experience as Teacher Educator in the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) and in State and Central Government Universities. Jahitha's research areas of interest include cognitive science and communicative competence, and she has completed funded projects from various funding agencies of India. She is active in national and international seminars and conferences and has received awards for teaching as well as research, by the National Council for Educational Research, New Delhi, the Air India BOLT Award etc.. As an active writer, presenter, and reviewer of educational journals including Elsevier journals. Jahitha has published good number of articles in Scopus indexed journals, written several books and book chapters, and delivered more than 70 invited lectures in various colleges and universities throughout the country.

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