Session Summary

Exploring the Interaction Between Neuroscience and Educational Research

Sun, April 11, 4:10 to 5:40pm EDT (4:10 to 5:40pm EDT), SIG Sessions, SIG-Brain, Neurosciences and Education Paper and Symposium Sessions

Session Type: Paper Session

Abstract

This session will introduce 5 papers that examine the interaction between two fields that have much to offer one another: education and neuroscience. Each presenter in the session will be given 15 minutes to share their research. Each presentation will be followed by 2-3 minutes of Q&A. The topics being presented are: 1) Exploring Student Engagement in Cooperative Science Learning: An Interdisciplinary Approach; 2) "My Teacher Said I'm a Visual Learner": Educators' Conceptions of Neurocognitive Topics; 3) The Role of Executive Functioning in Fiction and Nonfiction Comprehension in Young and Older Adults; 4) An Integrative and Systematic Review of Phonology and Word Processing in the Brain; and, 5) Quantitative Electroencephalography (qEEG) Coherence Predicts Reading Performance in Children: A Foundation Study.

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