Educational neuroscience. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Denis Mareschal, Brian Butterworth, Andy Tolmie.
• Editors: Mareschal, Denis; Butterworth, Brian; Tolmie, Andrew
• Contents: Educational Neuroscience; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Foreword: Imaging the Future; Chapter 1Introduction; The Nature of the Discipline; Three Disciplines: Education, Psychology, Neuroscience; Phase 1. Education and psychology; Phase 2. Psychology and neuroscience; Phase 3. Emergence of educational neuroscience; Issues and Problems in Developing Educational Neuroscience; References; Chapter 2Neuroimaging Methods; Electroencephalography and Event-Related Potentials; Principles of EEG recording and averaging ERPs; Making sense of ERP components. ERPs and developmentStrengths and limitations of the ERP technique with developmental populations; Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS); General principles and applications of NIRS; Studies of development using NIRS; Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI); Background and safety; Basic components of MRI; Basic physics of MRI; How are MR images generated?; Varieties of MR images; The challenges of studying children using MRI; Studies of development using MRI; Other Neuroimaging Techniques; Conclusions; References; Further Reading; Chapter 3Computational Modeling of Learning and Teaching; Introduction. Computational Models of CognitionThe use of models to understand mechanisms of learning; General principles and aims of computational models of learning; Examples of symbolic and subsymbolic cognitive models: ACT-R and artificial neural networks; An example of cognitive modeling in educational neuroscience: individual differences in language development; The broader perspective: neuroconstructivism and education; The future of cognitive modeling in education; Computers as Teaching Systems; Educational models of teaching and learning. Computational modeling of teaching and learning: intelligent tutoring systemsComputational modeling: adaptive microworlds; The computational modeling of pedagogy; An example of an adaptive microworld; Contrasting perspectives on "feedback"; Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Further Reading; Chapter 4Genetics for Education; Genetics for Education: What is in the Toolkit?; Quantitative Genetics for Education; Estimating the relative contributions of genes and environments to variation in educationally relevant traits; Etiology of sex differences. The contribution of the teacher and the classroom to individual variationConceptualizing learning disability; Etiology of the links across abilities and ages; Understanding of the role of the environment; Molecular Genetics for Education; The QTL perspective; Genome-wide association studies (GWAS); Cross-Cultural Behavioral Genetic Research; Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Further Reading; Chapter 5Research Methods in Educational Psychology; Different Types of Approach to Educational Research; Deciding What to Measure; Behavioral measures; Report measures.
• Publisher Details: Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley Blackwell
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 370.15; Educational psychology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Learning -- Physiological aspects -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Cognitive neuroscience -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Neurosciences -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; EDUCATION -- Essays; EDUCATION -- Organizations & Institutions; EDUCATION -- Reference; Cognitive neuroscience; Educational psychology; Learning -- Physiological aspects; Neurosciences; Electronic books; Handbooks and manuals
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781118315040; 1118315049; 9781118315859; 1118315855; 1119973198; 9781119973195; 9781306118668; 1306118662
• Related ISBNs: 9781119973195; 9781118725894; 1118725891
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
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