Test Your Brain: Bust the Myths About Educational Neuroscience

Educational neuroscience is a new and rapidly changing field, and numerous myths have percolated up through the years, based on unsubstantiated studies, findings taken out of context, and plain old snake-oil salesmen. Take this quiz and bust the myths.

Test Your Brain

Educational neuroscience is a new and rapidly changing field, and numerous myths have percolated up through the years, based on unsubstantiated studies, findings taken out of context, and plain old snake-oil salesmen. Neuroeducation researcher Paul Howard-Jones of the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom found a majority of incoming teachers studied in that country had at least one misunderstanding about the brain and how it affects learning and instruction.

Try it out yourself: Decide which of the following statements is true or false.

Sources: Paul Howard-Jones, National Academy of Sciences, OECD Center for Educational Research and Innovation

Design and Programming by: Chienyi Cheri Hung | Graphics by: Laura Baker | Reported by: Sarah D. Sparks

A version of this article appeared in the June 06, 2012 edition of Education Week