Neuroscience for Teachers

Traditional linear, dual development theory can not allow feedback loops or allow larger changes on both sides. Therefore, recent research supports the overall concept of development, which is due to urgent self-organization at the progressive stage proposed by Piaget (Kim M. & Sankey D., 2010, p. Traditionally, child development is expected to occur within a fairly fixed parameter range. Even the proximal development zone of Vygotsky limits the expected developmental parameters of children (Vygotsky L.).

The teacher preparation course does not teach neuroscience. Most teachers do not provide a more comprehensive viewpoint but instead prepare courses to focus on education. Truly excellent educators need to understand neuroscience in order to understand how the brain and nervous system function. It can help the educator better understand how the brain learns new information and how it forms a stronger neural pathway. Even the most fundamental understanding of neuroscience can influence and improve the way teachers behave in the classroom.

There is no doubt that the teacher should be interested in psychology and neuroscience. As a cognitive neuroscientist, it is encouraged to see so many teachers trying to incorporate evidence from brain science into their curriculum. However, neuroscience is not only simple, but also concerns the spread of so-called "neurology" in the classroom. Well, expert Paul Howard - Jones said that it may actually be very bad. He insists that believing in these neurological diseases can interfere with effective education. Researcher Usha Goswami (PDF) at the University of Cambridge states that the best way to teach new teaching materials is through a variety of styles. This conflicts our neurology with a particular learning style (visual, auditory or kinematic). If children accept only one of the style of teaching materials - to believe that it is beneficial by mistake - their learning is hindered

The teacher knew for a long time that the memorization of the memorization leads to the immediate forgetting of the surface of the teaching material. However, new research in the field of neuroscience is beginning to reveal the way the brain is forgotten - it emphasizes the importance of maintaining knowledge and strategies to sustain learning. In an article recently published in Neuron magazine, neurobiologists Black Richards and Paul Franklan challenged the mainstream view of memory and thought that forgetting was a lost process. Please keep it. However, please delete important information gradually. According to Richards and Frankland, the purpose of memory is not only to accurately store information but also to "optimize" decisions in a chaotic and rapidly changing environment. In this cognitive model, oblivion is an evolutionary strategy, it is an intentional process functioning in the context of memory, and evaluates and destroys information that does not promote the survival of species.