- Department: Psychology
- Module co-ordinator: Prof. Lisa Henderson
- Credit value: 10 credits
- Credit level: M
- Academic year of delivery: 2021-22
- See module specification for other years: 2022-23
Occurrence | Teaching period |
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A | Autumn Term 2021-22 |
“Education is about enhancing learning, and neuroscience is about understanding the mental processes involved in learning. This common ground suggests a future in which educational practice can be transformed by science, just as medical practice was transformed by science about a century ago.” (Report by the Royal Society, UK, 2011). This module will provide an introduction to education neuroscience, a relatively new field that makes connections between developmental psychology, developmental cognitive neuroscience and education to generate transdisciplinary research that can inform learning and teaching practices. We will consider a number of approaches and methods within this field, including the use of neuroimaging to monitor response to intervention and how genetics and genomics can inform education. We will also consider cases of when educators too readily accept practices that do not have a sound evidence base in neuroscience, or which have only a weak basis in neuroscience that has not been rigorously tested in a real-world context (aka “neuromyths”). We will also consider challenges and controversies in education neuroscience, and how we determine whether the time is right to apply neuroscientific research findings to education.
Task | Length | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework Education Neuroscience Essay (3000 words) |
N/A | 100 |
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Task | Length | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework Education Neuroscience Essay (3000 words) |
N/A | 100 |
The marks on all assessed work will be provided on e-vision.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Neuroscience-Education-Good-Bad-Ugly/dp/019960049X