Key challenges in advancing educational neuroscience / Michael S. C. Thomas Iroise Dumontheil and Denis Mareschal. An introduction to brain and cognitive development : the key concepts you need to know / Iroise Dumontheil and Denis Mareschal -- What has behavioural genetic research told us about the origins of individual differences in educational abilities and achievements? / Georgina Donati and Emma Meaburn -- Socioeconomic disparities in achievement : insights on neurocognitive development and educational interventions / Daniel A. Hackman and David J. M. Kraemer -- Neuroscience in reading and reading difficulties / Xiuhong Tong and Catherine McBride -- Reading acquisition and developmental dyslexia : educational neuroscience and phonological skills / Usha Goswami -- Sources of variability in mathematical development / Bert de Smedt -- Lifespan conceptual development in science : brain and behaviour / Andy Tolmie and Selma DuĀnbar-Coecke -- The development of executive functions in childhood and adolescence and their relations to school performance / Sabine Peters -- Understanding emotional thought can transform educators' understanding of how students learn / Mary Helen Immordino-Yang and Rebecca J. M. Gotlieb -- Action video games : from effects on cognition and the brain to potential educational applications / Irene Altarelli C. Shawn Green, and Daphne Bavelier -- Mindfulness and executive function : implications for learning and early childhood education / Andrei D. Semenov, Douglas Kennedy, and Philip David Zelazo -- The neuroscience of sleep and its relation to educational outcomes / Rachel Sharman, Gaby Illingworth and Christopher-James Harvey -- The effectiveness of aerobic exercise for improving educational outcomes / Catherine Wheatley, Thomas Wassenaar, and Heidi Johnsen-berg -- The cognitive benefits and disadvantages of bilingualism across the lifespan and implications for education / Jacqueline Phelps and Roberto Filippi -- Music training, individual differences, and plasticity / E. Glenn Schellenberg -- Towards a science of teaching and learning for teacher education / Paul Howard-Jones, Konstantina Ioannou, Ruth Bailey, Jayne Prior, Tim Jay and Shu Yau -- Educational neuroscience : ethical perspectives / Victoria Knowland -- Educational neuroscience : so what does it mean in the classroom? / Derek Bell and Helen M. Darlington -- Key challenges in advancing educational neuroscience / Michael S. C. Thomas Iroise Dumontheil and Denis Mareschal.
Summary:
The field of educational neuroscience uses new insights about the neural mechanisms of learning to improve educational practices and outcomes. Bringing together the latest knowledge on the development of educational neuroscience from a life-span perspective, this book offers state of the art, authoritative research findings in educational neuroscience before providing evidence-based recommendations for classroom practice.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.