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Educational neuroscience / edited by Denis Mareschal, Brian Butterworth, Andy Tolmie.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- New York Academy of Sciences
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cognitive neuroscience--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Cognitive neuroscience.
- Educational psychology--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Educational psychology.
- Learning--Physiological aspects--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Learning.
- Neurosciences--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Neurosciences.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (392 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, MA : Wiley, [2014]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Educational Neuroscience presents a series of readings from educators, psychologists, and neuroscientists that explore the latest findings in developmental cognitive neurosciences and their potential applications to education.Represents a new research area with direct relevance to current educational practices and policy makingFeatures individual chapters written collaboratively by educationalist, psychologists, and neuroscientists to ensure maximum clarity and relevance to a broad range of readersEdited by a trio of leading academics with extensive experience
- Contents:
- Educational Neuroscience; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Foreword: Imaging the Future; Chapter 1Introduction; The Nature of the Discipline; Three Disciplines: Education, Psychology, Neuroscience; Phase 1. Education and psychology; Phase 2. Psychology and neuroscience; Phase 3. Emergence of educational neuroscience; Issues and Problems in Developing Educational Neuroscience; References; Chapter 2Neuroimaging Methods; Electroencephalography and Event-Related Potentials; Principles of EEG recording and averaging ERPs; Making sense of ERP components
- ERPs and developmentStrengths and limitations of the ERP technique with developmental populations; Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS); General principles and applications of NIRS; Studies of development using NIRS; Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI); Background and safety; Basic components of MRI; Basic physics of MRI; How are MR images generated?; Varieties of MR images; The challenges of studying children using MRI; Studies of development using MRI; Other Neuroimaging Techniques; Conclusions; References; Further Reading; Chapter 3Computational Modeling of Learning and Teaching; Introduction
- Computational Models of CognitionThe use of models to understand mechanisms of learning; General principles and aims of computational models of learning; Examples of symbolic and subsymbolic cognitive models: ACT-R and artificial neural networks; An example of cognitive modeling in educational neuroscience: individual differences in language development; The broader perspective: neuroconstructivism and education; The future of cognitive modeling in education; Computers as Teaching Systems; Educational models of teaching and learning
- Computational modeling of teaching and learning: intelligent tutoring systemsComputational modeling: adaptive microworlds; The computational modeling of pedagogy; An example of an adaptive microworld; Contrasting perspectives on "feedback"; Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Further Reading; Chapter 4Genetics for Education; Genetics for Education: What is in the Toolkit?; Quantitative Genetics for Education; Estimating the relative contributions of genes and environments to variation in educationally relevant traits; Etiology of sex differences
- The contribution of the teacher and the classroom to individual variationConceptualizing learning disability; Etiology of the links across abilities and ages; Understanding of the role of the environment; Molecular Genetics for Education; The QTL perspective; Genome-wide association studies (GWAS); Cross-Cultural Behavioral Genetic Research; Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Further Reading; Chapter 5Research Methods in Educational Psychology; Different Types of Approach to Educational Research; Deciding What to Measure; Behavioral measures; Report measures
- Demographic and environmental measures
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 9, 2013).
- ISBN:
- 1-394-25958-1
- 1-119-97319-8
- 1-118-31504-9
- 1-118-31585-5
- OCLC:
- 852958550
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