Explorations in Learning and the Brain

by Jong, Ton De; van Gog, Tamara; Jenks, Kathleen; Manlove, Sarah; van Hell, Janet

• ISBN13: 9780387895116
• ISBN10: 0387895116
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-05-08
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

The past decade has witnessed efforts on the part of research, education and policy communities to create a dialogue about the potential relationship between cognitive neuroscience and the science and practice of education. The upsurge of interest in neuroscience in general has given rise to increased attention to the role of the brain in learning.However, much of the debate has been dominated by extremes. Explorations in Learning and the Brain takes a different stance in the sense that developments within neuroscience are not the starting point but rather uses major questions dominant in educational research, notably instructional systems design and related fields within the educational sciences, as its basis. The book identifies interfaces between neuro-scientific and educational research, and informs on potentially interesting additions to educational research and viable interdisciplinary ventures.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Learning Principles	p. 5
Multimodal Processing	p. 5
Education	p. 5
Cognitive Neuroscience	p. 6
Future Directions	p. 7
Learning from Multiple Representations	p. 7
Education	p. 7
Cognitive Neuroscience	p. 8
Future Directions	p. 9
Cognitive Load	p. 10
Education	p. 10
Cognitive Neuroscience	p. 10
Future Directions	p. 11
Insightful Problem Solving	p. 11
Education	p. 11
Cognitive Neuroscience	p. 12
Future Directions	p. 14
Implicit vs. Explicit Knowledge/Learning	p. 14
Education	p. 14
Cognitive Neuroscience	p. 15
Future Directions	p. 17
Metacognitive and Regulative Skills	p. 18
Education	p. 18
Cognitive Neuroscience	p. 19
Future Directions	p. 21
Social Cognition and Social Learning by Observation and Imitation	p. 21
Education	p. 21
Cognitive Neuroscience	p. 22
Future Directions	p. 23
Affective Processes in Learning	p. 25
Education	p. 25
Cognitive Neuroscience	p. 25
Future Directions	p. 27
(Second) Language Learning and Literacy	p. 29
Education	p. 29
Development of First Language Literacy	p. 29
Second Language Learning	p. 32
Cognitive Neuroscience	p. 32
Development of Literacy	p. 32
Second Language Learning	p. 34
Future Directions	p. 35
Numeracy and Mathematics Learning	p. 37
Education	p. 37
Cognitive Neuroscience	p. 38
Future Directions	p. 39
Learning Problems	p. 41
Dyslexia	p. 41
Education	p. 41
Cognitive Neuroscience	p. 43
Future Directions	p. 44
Dyscalculia	p. 45
Education	p. 46
Cognitive Neuroscience	p. 47
Future Directions	p. 47
Issues from Neuroscience	p. 49
Plasticity	p. 49
Maturation	p. 50
Conclusion	p. 53
List of Participants in the Amsterdam Workshop	p. 57
Executive Summary	p. 59
About the Authors	p. 61
References	p. 65
Index	p. 79
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