Educational Neuroscience

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 making Features individual chapters written collaboratively by educationalist, psychologists, and neuroscientists to ensure maximum clarity and relevance to a broad range of readers Edited by a trio of leading academics with extensive experience in the field The EPUB format of this title may not be compatible for use on all handheld devices. Future Directions -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 10 Social Development -- Introduction -- Early Development of the Social Brain -- Face Processing -- Gaze Processing -- Joint Attention -- Action Observation -- Social Brain Development in Childhood and Adolescence -- Face Processing -- Theory of Mind Development -- Online Mentalizing Usage is Still Developing in Mid-adolescence -- Social Evaluation: Acceptance and Rejection -- Implications for Education -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 11 Emotional Development -- Introduction -- Emotion and education -- Preschool Years -- Temperament -- Emotion regulation -- Middle Years -- Social, emotional, and behavioral difficulties -- Autistic spectrum disorders -- Behavioral problems -- Secondary School and Adolescence -- Motivation -- Psychological well-being and mental-health concerns -- Lifelong Learning -- The emotional experiences of undergraduates -- Stress as an obstacle in lifelong learning -- Conclusion -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 12 Attention and Executive Control -- Defining Prefrontal Executive Functions in Children -- Structure of executive function -- Neural bases -- Academic achievement -- Basic Components of Executive Function: Development, Brain Bases, and Links to Academic Achievement -- Inhibition -- Relation to academic skills -- Working memory -- Links to academic skills in school-aged children -- Shifting -- Links to academic skills -- Are Links Between Academic Skills, Executive Functions, and Attention Related to Overlapping Brain Systems? -- Effects of Training -- Training specific executive skills -- Complex activity-based training -- Summary and Conclusions -- References -- Further Reading -- Afterword -- Introduction -- What Has Changed for the Better? -- The Methods of Educational Neuroscience List Of Contributors -- Preface -- Foreword: Imaging The Future / Michael I. Posner -- Introduction / Brian Butterworth And Andy Tolmie -- Neuroimaging Methods / Frederic Dick, Sarah Lloyd-fox, Anna Blasi, Clare Elwell, And Debbie Mills -- Computational Modeling Of Learning And Teaching / Michael S. C. Thomas And Diana Laurillard -- Genetics For Education / Yulia Kovas, Sergei Malykh, And Stephen A. Petrill -- Research Methods In Educational Psychology / Andy Tolmie -- Language Development / Victoria Knowland And Chris Donlan -- Literacy Development / Liory Fern-pollak And Jackie Masterson -- Mathematical Development / Brian Butterworth And Sashank Varma -- Development And Application Of Scientific Reasoning / Johathan Fugelsang And Denis Mareschal -- Social Development / Sarah-jayne Blakemore, Kathrin Cohen Kadosh, Catherine L. Sebastian, Tobias Grossmann, And Mark H. Johnson -- Emotional Development / Alice Jones -- Attention And Executive Control / Michelle De Haan -- Afterword / John T. Bruer -- Index. Edited By Denis Mareschal, Brian Butterworth, Andy Tolmie. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "In recent years, important strides have been made in realizing the potential of neuroscience to make meaningful contributions in the field of education. Educational Neuroscience presents a key reference source for students, educators, policy makers, and educational and developmental psychologists interested in bridging the gap between the biological basis of learning and the delivery of education in the classroom. An overview of the latest finding in developmental cognitive neuroscience and their possible applications to education is provided, with individual chapters written collaboratively by educationists, psychologists, and neuroscientists to ensure maximum clarity and relevance to a broad range of readers."--Back cover

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 making
• Features individual chapters written collaboratively by educationalist, psychologists, and neuroscientists to ensure maximum clarity and relevance to a broad range of readers
• Edited by a trio of leading academics with extensive experience in the field

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 making
• Features individual chapters written collaboratively by educationalist, psychologists, and neuroscientists to ensure maximum clarity and relevance to a broad range of readers
• Edited by a trio of leading academics with extensive experience in the field

Neurociencia educativa presenta una serie de lecturas de educadores, psicólogos y neurocientíficos que exploran los últimos descubrimientos en neurociencias cognitivas del desarrollo y sus aplicaciones potenciales a la educación. Presenta capítulos individuales escritos en colaboración por pedagogos, psicólogos y neurocientíficos para garantizar la máxima claridad y relevancia para un amplio abanico de lectores. Editado por un trío de destacados académicos con amplia experiencia en este campo __Educational Neuroscience__* Represents a new research area with direct relevance to current educational practices and policy making * Features individual chapters written collaboratively by educationalist, psychologists, and neuroscientists to ensure maximum clarity and relevance to a broad range of readers * Edited by a trio of leading academics with extensive experience in the field