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SEDA MUSAOĞLU

Neuromyths and the truths - 3 views

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    Hello guys, Here is a link you can find some general neuromyths on and the truths related to those myths. Enjoy it!
Betül İpek

The "We Use Only 10 Percent of Our Brains" Myth - 2 views

I am very pleased to meet you all. Hope, See you all again. Have a nice holiday ;) I' ll share a link about "Common misconceptions about the brain and the effects they can have on the learning pro...

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Defne Kara

Brain Based Learning - 0 views

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    A school in Florida which aims to build a better school by the so called brain based learning. Useful video to see examples of some `Neuromyths` such as BrainGym, Learning Styles.
E.Yasin Çiftçi

Neuro Myths - 5 views

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    You've surely heard the slogans: "Our educational games will give your brain a workout!" Or how about, "Give your students the cognitive muscles they need to build brain fitness." And then there's the program that "builds, enhances, and restores natural neural pathways to assist natural learning."
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    Male and female brains are radically different? Though there may be subtle differences between male and female brains, there is absolutely no significant evidence to suggest that the genders learn or should be taught differently. This myth might stem from a misinterpretation of books such as The Essential Difference: Men, Women, and the Extreme Male Brain, which focused largely on patients with autism.
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    Here is a new reserach about differences of male and female brains. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25198063#FBM315349 But I think we need more of them to generalize and decide,since the brain is the most complex organ.
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    Excellent!!! There are so many myths about education and learning teachers, parents, and children just believe without further inquiry. Take mathfobia for instance. Many girls at very early ages are trained to believe that that cannot do math. Their whole education and career are shaped accordingly. These beliefs and misconceptions are really dangerous, and I have to admit that teachers and professors held many of these myths and educate accordingly.
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    I am really disappointed now :( I have been deceived by those myths :( I was very sure about some people are left-brained and some are right-brained or the ages 0-3 are more important than any other age for learning. It is quite interesting that I still do not want to believe that they are wrong :)
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    Thank you for this source, there are some like Afranur that disappointed me:) I believe that people taking these myths and carrying them all along can be related with a crucial element of our education system: not emphasizing making critiques and reflections. Fortunately critical literacy is gaining importance, I hope its effects will be seen in our education system as well.
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    Now I understand why I felt so incomplete while learning those MYTHS in training sessions :-) As a listener, I always questioned my brain's capacity and thought that only the genius can use their brain's full potential...:-((
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    Fischer's ideas are really interesting. I was most confused about his idea of left-right brained.
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    As far as I see, this link was shared in this group a long time ago, but I've wanted to make it visible again so that you don't miss it. This is the last post coming from me for this week :).
E.Yasin Çiftçi

What percentage of your brain do you use? - Richard E. Cytowic - 2 views

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    As you've learned from the article by Goswami, there are some pervasive 'neuromyths' around. This TedEd video explains one of them besides providing some key points about brain. By the way, it is being a very 'brainy' week for me. :)
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