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Brain-based education: References
References to articles addressing the contributions of neuroscience to teaching and learning. Includes a caution to teachers to be critical of literature that advocates applying research directly to classroom practice.
References
Beltz, S.M. (2000). Neuroscience: The public agenda and misconceptions in education. Monash University: http://www.educ.au/04pap/bi104053.pdf
Bruer, J.T. (2002). Avoiding the pediatrician's error: How scientists help educators (and themselves). Nature Neuroscience Supplement, 5, 1031-1033.
Bruer, J.T. (1999). In search of brain-based education. Phi Delta Kappan, 80, 648-657.
Bruer, J.T. (1998). Let's put brain science on the back burner. NASSP Bulletin, 82, (598), 9-18.
Bruer, J.T. (1997). Education and the brain: A bridge too far. Educational Researcher, 24, 4-16.
Davis, S.M. (2000). Look before you leap: Concerns ab out "Brain-based" products and approaches. Childhood Education, 2, 100-101.
Geake, J. (2008). Neuromythologies in education. Educational Research, 50(2), 123-133.
Geake, J. (2004). Cognitive neuroscience and education: Two-way traffic or one-way street? Westminister Studies in Education, 27(1), 87-98.
Geake, J., & Cooper, P. (2003). Cognitive neuroscience: Implications for education? Westminister Studies in Education, 26(1), 7-20.
Goswami, U. (2004). Neuroscience and education. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 74, 1-14.
Hall, J. (2005). Neuroscience and education: A review of the contribution of brain science to teaching and learning. SCR Research Report No. 121. Glascow, UK: University of Glasgow.