Os comparto un interesante artículo (en abierto) sobre neuromitos: "Dispelling the Myth: Training in Education or Neuroscience Decreases but Does Not Eliminate Beliefs in Neuromyths" https://t.co/9fd1nyBiVS Abro mini hilo con algunas conclusiones del artículo
Dispelling the Myth: Training in Education or Neuroscience Decreases but Does Not Eliminate Beliefs in Neuromyths.
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Many discussions highlight specific neuromyths such as 'learning styles' being prevalent and problematic. Phrases like 'we need to do better' and 'the sad reality' indicate a sense of urgency and collective concern about the persistence of these misconceptions despite training efforts. The tone reflects an intention to inspire action and awareness among educators, which contributes to the overall sentiment of urgency and importance in the discourse.
The majority of discussions reflect a general understanding of the article's conclusion that training reduces but does not fully eliminate neuromyths.
Participants show a high level of curiosity about neuromyths and their implications, indicating the topic resonates strongly.
While some posts are in-depth, many show only a moderate level of engagement with the specifics of the research, focusing on general themes.
Several users express a belief that the publication carries significant implications for education, suggesting a strong perceived impact on teaching practices.
Abstract in brief
- Neuromyths are misconceptions about brain research that affect education, and this study compares the prevalence of these myths among educators, the general public, and individuals with high exposure to neuroscience.
- Results showed that the general public endorsed the most neuromyths (68%), followed by educators (56%), and individuals with high neuroscience exposure (46%).
- The study suggests that while training can reduce belief in neuromyths, it does not completely eliminate them, highlighting the need for ongoing education about accurate neuroscience in classroom practices.
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Most liked on X and BlueskyJust sent this to my first-year seminars as an example of neuromyths in the wild. We read Macdonald et al 2017 (Dispelling the myth: Training in education or neuroscience decreases but does not eliminate beliefs in neuromyths) last week and it sparked a lot of great discussion. https://t.co/8V5Ig4KbB1
Friends don’t let friends (or fellow educators) perpetuate neuro-myths Frontiers | Dispelling the Myth: Training in Education or Neuroscience Decreases but Does Not Eliminate Beliefs in Neuromyths | Psychology https://t.co/Dwrv59GCXw
Good news, bad news: "training in education and neuroscience can help reduce but does not eliminate belief in #neuromyths. " Most widespread/persistent myths: learning styles & "dyslexia = seeing letters backwards." We need to do better! https://t.co/XH3YqxcHRQ https://t.co/67SjfWfVXR
For a deeper dive into teacher training, the #ScienceOfReading & #Dyslexia, take a look at this recent survey of 2600 UK teachers https://t.co/bruTbLogxQ, this paper on neuromyths in education https://t.co/ESc1cu9SKi, & all the wonderful work of @ehanford ❤️ #DoItRed #CodeREaD https://t.co/DzrrGIHY28
The hope: training teachers in #neuroscience will reduce their reliance on #neuromyths (e.g.: "learning styles"). The sad reality: a bit, but not much. The implication: we have much work to do in combatting false beliefs about brains and learning. https://t.co/jHh2idbW9N https://t.co/BovfITp3kL
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RT @c_magro: Os comparto un interesante artículo (en abierto) sobre neuromitos: "Dispelling the Myth: Training in Education or Neuroscience…
RT @c_magro: Os comparto un interesante artículo (en abierto) sobre neuromitos: "Dispelling the Myth: Training in Education or Neuroscience…
https://t.co/VsrBORdXuG
I know there's an enormous amount of critical learning styles papers around. This one is decent, but a shame it doesn't reference https://t.co/5UAIuwyNHj (I know it can happen!) https://t.co/frlwPMLvh1
@thefish64 @tes Sure. I think 'debunked'. However, we have already seen sometimes 'translated' in an unhelpful way. I think https://t.co/5UAIuwyNHj gives a nice overview.
関係ありそうなので,備忘録代わりにぶら下げておこう。 https://t.co/olUjvOM1ek
Read more here: https://t.co/V1MgAsXnt9
For example see https://t.co/5UAIuwyNHj
https://t.co/BUzb2XFcFE
RT @learningandtheb: The hope: training teachers in #neuroscience will reduce their reliance on #neuromyths (e.g.: "learning styles"). The…
In the last 20 years, the field of neuropsychology has experienced a paradigm shift marked by an evolution from single deficit to multiple deficit theories to reflect an improved understanding of complex cognitive and behavioral phenotypes. https://t.co/ZiQRHtRytS @PsyDocCindy https://t.co/cqHMpe2UNl
RT @learningandtheb: The hope: training teachers in #neuroscience will reduce their reliance on #neuromyths (e.g.: "learning styles"). The…
RT @learningandtheb: The hope: training teachers in #neuroscience will reduce their reliance on #neuromyths (e.g.: "learning styles"). The…
RT @learningandtheb: The hope: training teachers in #neuroscience will reduce their reliance on #neuromyths (e.g.: "learning styles"). The…
RT @learningandtheb: The hope: training teachers in #neuroscience will reduce their reliance on #neuromyths (e.g.: "learning styles"). The…
RT @learningandtheb: The hope: training teachers in #neuroscience will reduce their reliance on #neuromyths (e.g.: "learning styles"). The…
The hope: training teachers in #neuroscience will reduce their reliance on #neuromyths (e.g.: "learning styles"). The sad reality: a bit, but not much. The implication: we have much work to do in combatting false beliefs about brains and learning. https://t.co/jHh2idbW9N https://t.co/BovfITp3kL
@David_Spendlove Well, in that respect MacDonald et al. tried to already add ‘nuance’ by highlighting how the LS one needs a different approach than others i.e. ‘it depends on the myth’. https://t.co/5UAIuwyNHj
参考 https://t.co/ywKbPZkwJa
RT @learningandtheb: Good news, bad news: "training in education and neuroscience can help reduce but does not eliminate belief in #neuromy…
RT @learningandtheb: Good news, bad news: "training in education and neuroscience can help reduce but does not eliminate belief in #neuromy…
Good news, bad news: "training in education and neuroscience can help reduce but does not eliminate belief in #neuromyths. " Most widespread/persistent myths: learning styles & "dyslexia = seeing letters backwards." We need to do better! https://t.co/XH3YqxcHRQ https://t.co/67SjfWfVXR
RT @cbokhove: Or the part where I mention https://t.co/5UAIuwyNHj ? Or where I conclude 17 years of ‘debunking’ hasn’t had much effect? It’…
Or the part where I mention https://t.co/5UAIuwyNHj ? Or where I conclude 17 years of ‘debunking’ hasn’t had much effect? It’s hard to say what you really think. Of whether you really read the column.
RT @neurekaApp: Did you know that #education and exposure to #neuroscience and #Science in general, can diminish beliefs in neuromyths? Ch…
Did you know that #education and exposure to #neuroscience and #Science in general, can diminish beliefs in neuromyths? Check out the picture (and link, remember
RT @CodeReadNetwork: For a deeper dive into teacher training, the #ScienceOfReading & #Dyslexia, take a look at this recent survey of 2600…
For a deeper dive into teacher training, the #ScienceOfReading & #Dyslexia, take a look at this recent survey of 2600 UK teachers https://t.co/bruTbLogxQ, this paper on neuromyths in education https://t.co/ESc1cu9SKi, & all the wonderful work of @ehanford ❤️ #DoItRed #CodeREaD https://t.co/DzrrGIHY28
RT @lkfazio: Just sent this to my first-year seminars as an example of neuromyths in the wild. We read Macdonald et al 2017 (Dispelling the…
RT @lkfazio: Just sent this to my first-year seminars as an example of neuromyths in the wild. We read Macdonald et al 2017 (Dispelling the…
Just sent this to my first-year seminars as an example of neuromyths in the wild. We read Macdonald et al 2017 (Dispelling the myth: Training in education or neuroscience decreases but does not eliminate beliefs in neuromyths) last week and it sparked a lot of great discussion. https://t.co/8V5Ig4KbB1
RT @WilliamMReddy: See also excellent study of 32 "neuromyths": MacDonald, et al., "Dispelling the Myth," Frontiers in Psychology, 10 Augu…
See also excellent study of 32 "neuromyths": MacDonald, et al., "Dispelling the Myth," Frontiers in Psychology, 10 August 2017 | https://t.co/6BSSgosHzV https://t.co/459zTtS40G
Dispelling the Myth: Training in Education or Neuroscience Decreases but Does Not Eliminate Beliefs in Neuromyths https://t.co/QPMXNyEvxl
https://t.co/5xmeQZq99B https://t.co/fJPRDG5Bh5
Dispelling the Myth: Training in Education or Neuroscience Decreases but Does Not Eliminate Beliefs in Neuromyths https://t.co/pOgLrZO4tV
@Gaablab "Learning styles are probably the biggest myth in ed. If you encounter this myth please make sure to debunk it by pointing to these scientific resources: https://t.co/oKRKNzXmLt ; https://t.co/lKZTYTh3Vv ; https://t.co/hiGAAAomdM https://t.co/Sf1YLc7ZrA"
@learningandtheb @MPye1980 @oldandrewuk @onechriswhite https://t.co/5UAIuwyNHj
Common myths about learning: students learn better when taught in their preferred learning style; people are either “left-brained” or “right-brained;” we only use 10% of our brains; and listening to classical music improves students’ reasoning skills https://t.co/vJf6YNUwFU
RT @c_magro: Os comparto un interesante artículo (en abierto) sobre neuromitos: "Dispelling the Myth: Training in Education or Neuroscience…
RT @c_magro: Os recuerdo el enlace a este artículo: https://t.co/9fd1nyBiVS publicado en 2017 en @FrontPsychol #FIN
RT @c_magro: Os comparto un interesante artículo (en abierto) sobre neuromitos: "Dispelling the Myth: Training in Education or Neuroscience…
RT @c_magro: Os comparto un interesante artículo (en abierto) sobre neuromitos: "Dispelling the Myth: Training in Education or Neuroscience…
RT @c_magro: Os comparto un interesante artículo (en abierto) sobre neuromitos: "Dispelling the Myth: Training in Education or Neuroscience…
RT @c_magro: Os comparto un interesante artículo (en abierto) sobre neuromitos: "Dispelling the Myth: Training in Education or Neuroscience…
RT @c_magro: Os comparto un interesante artículo (en abierto) sobre neuromitos: "Dispelling the Myth: Training in Education or Neuroscience…
RT @c_magro: Os comparto un interesante artículo (en abierto) sobre neuromitos: "Dispelling the Myth: Training in Education or Neuroscience…
RT @c_magro: Os comparto un interesante artículo (en abierto) sobre neuromitos: "Dispelling the Myth: Training in Education or Neuroscience…
RT @c_magro: Os recuerdo el enlace a este artículo: https://t.co/9fd1nyBiVS publicado en 2017 en @FrontPsychol #FIN
RT @c_magro: Os comparto un interesante artículo (en abierto) sobre neuromitos: "Dispelling the Myth: Training in Education or Neuroscience…
RT @c_magro: Os comparto un interesante artículo (en abierto) sobre neuromitos: "Dispelling the Myth: Training in Education or Neuroscience…
RT @c_magro: Os comparto un interesante artículo (en abierto) sobre neuromitos: "Dispelling the Myth: Training in Education or Neuroscience…
Os recuerdo el enlace a este artículo: https://t.co/9fd1nyBiVS publicado en 2017 en @FrontPsychol #FIN
Os comparto un interesante artículo (en abierto) sobre neuromitos: "Dispelling the Myth: Training in Education or Neuroscience Decreases but Does Not Eliminate Beliefs in Neuromyths" https://t.co/9fd1nyBiVS Abro mini hilo con algunas conclusiones del artículo
@SteinbrinkLaura @Rdene915 @Getting_Smart Also super important research: https://t.co/2eYmPp6H6r
Dispelling the Myth: Training in Education or Neuroscience Decreases but Does Not Eliminate Beliefs in Neuromyths https://t.co/fvIrhO3xyK
RT @kirsten_m: Friends don’t let friends (or fellow educators) perpetuate neuro-myths Frontiers | Dispelling the Myth: Training in Educatio…
Friends don’t let friends (or fellow educators) perpetuate neuro-myths Frontiers | Dispelling the Myth: Training in Education or Neuroscience Decreases but Does Not Eliminate Beliefs in Neuromyths | Psychology https://t.co/Dwrv59GCXw
@bybeeprep https://t.co/2hUORwfREp
Fully cited and some journal Articles that explain this so much more than I ever could. It’s. Not. Real. https://t.co/XLZJzn5aqJ https://t.co/XHpso8wuED https://t.co/dp2tESYoHE https://t.co/bOhktzdZp7 https://t.co/W0IkXXbLiZ https://t.co/tSlF5Ba98d
“ Most of these studies suggest that the prevalence of neuromyths among educators may be quite high (Dekker et al., 2012; Simmonds, 2014).” Wow!
Neuromyths often originate from overgeneralizations of empirical research. For example, the neuromyth that people are either “left-brained” or “right-brained” ....
How many of these neuromyths can you answer correctly? From the appendix here
RT @ThatNeilMartin: @DrGBuckingham Quick PS. This is an interesting read on the big myths: https://t.co/VvqqV0eb8J
Learning styles, using-10%-of-your-brain, left brain/right brain, the "Mozart Effect" - the more you know, the less likely you are to get stuck on these myths. But none of us is immune! Looks like being careful and always ready to learn is best approach! https://t.co/0nSzQmfHQh https://t.co/a3S9QmtBLW
@DrGBuckingham Quick PS. This is an interesting read on the big myths: https://t.co/VvqqV0eb8J
@spsmith45 @C_Hendrick @dylanwiliam Yes. Shows that need to be careful in wording. It’s the meshing theory that is the issue. In line with MacDonald et al. important to make that distinctiin in dispelling https://t.co/5UAIuwyNHj
Lengthy, but fascinating study on "neuromyths." @ReganKelly212 @natwexler @karenvaites @literacypodcast @ehanford @rpondiscio @BaltimoreLiter1 @SonjaSantelises @janiselane22 You may find this particularly fascinating given the trailblazing work you do! https://t.co/5MISIPL8rE
RT @cbokhove: @EDmerger @marcxsmith @Rebecca55463202 @TLPMsF It was interesting that MacDonald et al suggested that because of multiple mod…
@EDmerger @marcxsmith @Rebecca55463202 @TLPMsF It was interesting that MacDonald et al suggested that because of multiple modalities possibly being beneficial, what is meant by the myth needs to be explained well, to prevent negative consequences https://t.co/5UAIuwyNHj https://t.co/edj9NNo7ap
@mpershan @mic_epstein @DTWillingham MacDonald et al did an intervention https://t.co/5UAIuwhciJ
https://t.co/Nvp15cYJev #dyslexia #teachertraining #highereducation #CollegeCheatingScandal
RT @WilliamMReddy: Add a new neuromyth— "mirror neurons = empathy" —to the long list. For 32 others, see "Dispelling the Myth: Training in…
Add a new neuromyth— "mirror neurons = empathy" —to the long list. For 32 others, see "Dispelling the Myth: Training in Education or Neuroscience Decreases but Does Not Eliminate Beliefs in Neuromyths," by Kelly Macdonald, Frontiers in Psychology (2017), https://t.co/6BSSgosHzV https://t.co/QQnpO2qsga
@MrGSimpson @researchED1 This one also from 2017 higher scores, but agree should be updated.... https://t.co/5UAIuwyNHj wrt LS soecifically article indeed posits that need more than ‘LS suck’.
The article 'Dispelling the Myth: Training in Education or Neuroscience Decreases but Does Not Eliminate Beliefs in Neuromyths' https://t.co/5UAIuwyNHj is relevant. https://t.co/wrLBPSycnb