Right vs left brain in kids is a neuro-myth: what’s this mean for education?
Understanding neuroscience – how the brain works and develops – is vital for educators in both school and early childhood settings. But how widespread is that knowledge?
It seems there can often be misunderstandings among educators about how neuroscience works – or what you might call ‘neuro-myths’.
Professor Kate E. Williams and her team have taken a look into some of these myths, and what they mean for school and early childhood educators.
She’s Professor of Education at the University of the Sunshine Coast, and joined us on the Thursday Daily today.
Like to read more?
Article in the Conversation: Students are neither left nor right brained: how some early childhood educators get this ‘neuromyth’ and others wrong
Research report in Trends in Neuroscience and Education: Early childhood educators’ use of neuroscience: Knowledge, attitudes, self-efficacy and professional learning
