Mind, Brain, and Education Science
A Comprehensive Guide to the New Brain-Based Teaching
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Education has never had so many tools at its disposal to improve the teaching and learning processes. These are exciting times for everyone in the discipline. Neuroscience and psychology nurture our understanding of how the brain learns and help us identify the best teaching practices possible. Although the tools of the trade are important, the greatest single change occurring is the transformation of the teacher role into a catalyst for societal change.
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Science fiction series have always called attention to the unused parts of the brain, hinting at the fact that humans are just not living up to their potential.
Despite advances in technology, it’s impossible to measure exactly how much of the brain is being used for a number of reasons.
There’s a longstanding myth that people who are able to divorce emotions from their reasoning, are more successful. We now know, however, that emotions are vital to good decision-making. Actually reasoning and emotions are complementary processes.
Human brains are as unique as faces. Although the basic structure is the same, no two are identical.
Even identical twins leave the womb with physically distinct brains due to the slightly different experiences they had; one with his ear pressed closer to the uterus wall and bombarded with sounds and light, and the other snuggled down deep in the dark
Different people are born with different abilities, which they can improve upon or lose, depending on the stimuli or lack thereof.
The brain connects new information to old. Connecting new information to prior knowledge facilitates learning.
The brain is highly plastic. Human brains have a high degree of plasticity and develop throughout the lifespan. This means that people can learn throughout their lives.
Plasticity allows the brain to readjust and relocate brain functions from one area to another due to damage.
Plasticity challenges old views that the brain is a fixed structure; instead it’s malleable and different parts can be used for different things.
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