The Learning Sciences and Primary School Science (original) (raw)

Feature Points of View: On the Implications of Neuroscience Research for Science Teaching and Learning: Are There Any? A Skeptical Theme and Variations: The Primacy of Psychology in the Science of Learning

2015

Points of View is a series designed to address issues faced by many people within the life sciences educational realm. We present differing points of view back to back on a given topic to stimulate thought and dialogue. The focus of all contributed features and research articles in Issues in Neuroscience Education is the teaching and learn-ing of neuroscience, from elementary school to graduate school audiences. However, neuroscience is unique as a branch of biology in that it includes the study of neuronal and brain mechanisms that may underlie learning. To high-light this unique position of neuroscience, we have chosen to focus this issue’s Points of View on how research findings in the field of neuroscience may or may not have implications for the teaching and learning of science in general. We invited authors to address the following questions: • What are the current implications of neuroscience re-search, if any, for how to improve K–25 science teaching and learning in schools ...