Assistance for neuromyth papers

Where do the neuromyths come from?

A neuromyth usually starts out with a misunderstanding, a misreading and, in some cases, a

deliberate warping of the scientifically established facts to make a relevant case for

education or for other purposes. Due to the expectations of the applicability of brain

research to educational practice, myths have rapidly developed around, for instance, the

benefit of enriched environments, right- and left-brained dominance, critical periods of

learning – to name the most popular ones. When these concepts are debated in journals

and the popular press, educators and policy-makers alike are lost as how to discern fact

from fiction. This ignorance results in certain dangers.

What are the dangers of neuromyths?

Parents, teachers and educational specialists are naturally eager to put into practice what

they have read or heard in the popular media. There is a danger that they might be tempted

to too readily adopt so-called “brain-based” teaching or rearing strategies that are in fact

not based on any evidence at all.

How can you spot a neuromyth?

Many neuromyths have become so engrained in the public conscience that they have become widely

accepted as facts. It is very difficult for the layman to sift out the scientific facts in warped media

reporting, but this must be done

http://www.oecd.org/edu/ceri/neuromyths.htm

Your assignment is to:

• choose a neuromyth

• read at least two sources of authoritative research on it that provides solid evidence of truth

or un-truth,

• write a brief paper (500-750 words) explaining what the myth is, where it came from, why

people believe it, and why is it confirmed, busted, or plausible, and

•

put your name AND your student number AND word count at the top of the first page.

i uploaded how the prof. would grade the paper plz see attached

the course is Education 2023 Brain, Learning, and Education

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