67.036 - International State-of-the-Art Symposium: Recent Connections Between Brain, Neuroscience, and Education

Session Type: Invited Speaker Session

Abstract

How does successful pedagogy impact change within the mind and brain of a learner? How might such insights help frame future questions for research on pedagogy? Interdisciplinary studies within the Science of Learning have been forging strong connections across these very different levels of investigation of education and the neural basis of learning. Such ‘cross-over’ studies inform both education and our understanding of the role of pedagogy in shaping changes within brain structures and functions. Leaders from several cross-disciplinary societies across the US and EU provide a state of the art review of the field. Talks include insights into growth mindset, math and number cognition, literacy, adolescence, and the influence of teacher dynamics on brain plasticity.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Brain, Neurosciences and Education

Papers

• Attention as a Bridge Between Education and Brain Plasticity - Bruce McCandliss, Stanford University

• The Mathematical Brain: Lessons for Math Education? - Nora Newcombe, Temple University

• The Adolescent Brain: Vulnerabilities and Opportunities for Learning - Sabine Peters, University of Leiden

• Mind-Sets and Failure: Neural Differences in Reactions to Mistakes Among Second-Grade Finnish Girls - Ita Puusepp, University of Helsinki; Tuisku Tammi; Minna Huotilainen; Teija Kujala; Elina Kuusisto, University of Helsinki; Sonja Laine, University of Helsinki; Kirsi A. Tirri, University of Helsinki

• How People Learn About How People Learn: Fostering Interdisciplinarity in Mind, Brain, and Education - Gregg Solomon, National Science Foundation; Jan Youtie, Georgia Institute of Technology; Stephen Carley, Georgia Institute of Technology; Alan Porter, Georgia Insitute of Technology

Discussant

• Bruce McCandliss, Stanford University