The Nature of Science in International Science Education Standards Documents

Abstract

The new field of neuroeducation connects neuroscientists who study learning and educators who hope to make use of the research. But building a bridge between these groups will require overcoming some high hurdles: a method needs to be established for translating research findings into educational practices. As Mariale Hardiman and Martha Bridge Denckla emphasize here, the next generation of educators will need to broaden their approachfocusing not just on teaching math, for example, but also on how math reasoning develops in the brain. Meanwhile, scientists should take the needs and concerns of educators into account as they continue to investigate how we learn. Such crosstalk is already occurring in collaborative efforts focusing on learning, arts and the brain.