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2018 Education Research Highlights

2018 Education Research Highlights | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it
Researchers studied students’ brains as they learned and took another look at the marshmallow test, learning styles, and growth mindset.

 

Education research continues to remind us of the powerful impact teachers have on children. This impact is overwhelmingly positive—the studies we highlight here demonstrate specific ways in which teachers can or already do help students feel a sense of belonging in school and make gains in learning.

There are areas for improvement, though: Researchers have shown that different rates of suspensions and expulsions for black and white boys have more to do with adult perceptions of those kids than with their behaviors. 

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How to Improve Brain Function and Reverse Poverty's Impact on Student Learning - EdSurge News

Poverty is everyone's problem. The “new normal” in U.S. public schools is that 51 percent of all students come from low-income families. This has a far-reaching consequences because of poverty’s effect on a child’s brain.

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How Brain Works? Surprising Brain Facts For eLearning Designers - eLearning Industry

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How Brain Works? Check 3 Surprising Brain Facts For eLearning Designers about How Our Brain Works.
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Neuroscience of Learning

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When we think about organic learning I can't help but watch my 2-year-old daughter. I have been amazed to see first hand how she dives into learning and how much she has become accomplished in, in such a short space of time....
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How the Brain Learns—A Super Simple Explanation for eLearning Professionals

How the Brain Learns—A Super Simple Explanation for eLearning Professionals | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it
eLearning professionals should learn more about the biological basis of learning. Check out this simple explanation.

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Brain Movies: When Readers Can Picture It, They Understand It

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Editor's note: This post is co-authored by Marcus Conyers who, with Donna Wilson, is co-developer of the M.S. and Ed.S. Brain-Based Teaching degree programs at Nova Southeastern University. They have
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The Simple Things I Do To Promote Brain-Based Learning In My Classroom

The Simple Things I Do To Promote Brain-Based Learning In My Classroom | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it
You don't have to be a neuroscientist to promote brain-based learning in your classroom. In fact, it's really quite simple.

 

 

If we want to empower students, we must show them how they can control their own cognitive and emotional health and their own learning. Teaching students how the brain operates is a huge step. Even young students can learn strategies for priming their brains to learn more efficiently; I know, because I’ve taught both 5th graders and 7th graders about how their brains learn.

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Left Brain vs Right Brain - Strengths and Learning Styles - The Coffee Klatch

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How The Brain Learns Successfully, Even Under Stress

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Although stress can negatively affect cognitive functioning in a number of ways, our brains are actually pretty adaptable when it comes to learning under stress.
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The Impact of Writing on Our Brain | Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

The Impact of Writing on Our Brain | Educational Technology and Mobile Learning | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it

Below is an interesting infographic I come across in Daily Inforgraphic.This graphic features some scientific facts about the impact of the act of writing on our brain. I find these facts and stats very enlightening and thought you might want to have a peek as well. Enjoy

 

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Your Brain on Reading (Why Your Brain Needs You to Read Every Day)

The reading brain can be likened to the real-time collaborative effort of a symphony orchestra, with various parts of the brain working together, like sections of instruments, to maximize our ability to decode the written text in front of us.

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Nik Peachey's curator insight, May 26, 2018 1:34 AM

Interesting article with some good links to research.

faith ward's curator insight, May 26, 2018 10:13 AM
Great links to current reading research.
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Nine Things Educators Need to Know About the Brain

Our brains require stimulation and connection to survive and thrive. A brain without connection to other brains and without sufficient challenge will shrink and eventually die—moreover, the modern human brain’s primary environment is our matrix of social relationships.

 


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Nik Peachey's curator insight, November 14, 2015 1:25 AM

Recommended reading for anyone involved in education.

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Ra's curator insight, November 14, 2015 6:42 PM

Make the connection - tune  the kids into how their brain works

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Using Brain Research to Design Better eLearning Courses: 7 Tips for Success

Using Brain Research to Design Better eLearning Courses: 7 Tips for Success | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it
Jey principles from neuroscience research paired with tips that will allow course creators to achieve effective eLearning development.
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4 Neurosystems Of Learning -

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4 Neurosystems Of Learning by Mark Treadwell, marktreadwell.com Understanding how the brain actually learns has been a a scientific challenge for millennia. Based on recent advances in neuroscience and its application to learning, there is...
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Learning How We Learn: Brainwave Synchronization

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Researchers have determined that brain wave synchronization is critical for the brain to absorb and categorize, according to a recent study.
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The Reading Brain in the Digital Age: The Science of Paper versus Screens

The Reading Brain in the Digital Age: The Science of Paper versus Screens | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it
E-readers and tablets are becoming more popular as such technologies improve, but research suggests that reading on paper still boasts unique advantages
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A Beautiful Visual on The Importance of Games in Learning ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

A Beautiful Visual on The Importance of Games in Learning ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it
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A Nice Graphic on The Relationship between Learning and The Brain | Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

A Nice Graphic on The Relationship between Learning and The Brain | Educational Technology and Mobile Learning | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it

The human brain, that mysterious black box which has amazed scientists for centuries, has now started to come to the sunshine as more and more studies reveal its intricacies. The brain study is important not only because it allows us to understand how we reason but it also provides us with an inestimable wealth of information into ways of learning and knowing.

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Nine Things Educators Need to Know About the Brain

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"Psychology professor Louis Cozolino offers up an essay from his new book The Social Neuroscience of Education in this article for Greater Good. Understanding the whole child is essential in educat...
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