I have to say that I found a few of the items difficult to respond to because, as is often the case with misconceptions, some of them contain a grain of truth and so it's hard to discriminate where to draw the line. Others were clear cut. I do not much recommend using the T/F format.
Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D. Professor, Psychological Sciences University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 921210 tay...@sandiego.edu On Tue, Aug 29, 2017 at 10:00 PM, Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) digest <tips@fsulist.frostburg.edu> wrote: > > From: "Mike Palij" <m...@nyu.edu> > Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2017 09:24:05 -0400 > > On Sat, 26 Aug 2017 15:22:14 -0700, Stuart McKelvie wrote: > >Dear Tipsters, > > snip lots > > > Macdonald, K., Germine, L., Anderson, A., Christodoulou, J., > & McGrath, L. M. (2017). Dispelling the myth: Training in > education or neuroscience decreases but does not eliminate > beliefs in neuromyths. Frontiers in Psychology, 8, 1314. > > The article itself can be read here: > http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01314/full > > APPENDIX A > TABLE A1 | Brain Survey. > # Item Answer > 1 We use our brains 24 h a day True. > 2 It is best for children to learn their native language before a second > language is learned False. > 3 Boys have bigger brains than girls, on average True. > 4 If students do not drink sufficient amounts of water, their brains > shrink False. > 5 When a brain region is damaged, other parts of the brain can take up > its function True. > 6 We only use 10% of our brain. False. > 7 The left and right hemispheres of the brain work together True. > 8 Some of us are "left-brained" and some are "right-brained" and this > helps explains differences in how we learn False. > 9 The brains of boys and girls develop at different rates True. > 10 Brain development has finished by the time children reach puberty > False. > 11 There are specific periods in childhood after which certain things > can no longer be learned False. > 12 Information is stored in the brain in networks of cells distributed > throughout the brain True. > 13 Learning is due to the addition of new cells to the brain False. > 14 Individuals learn better when they receive information in their > preferred learning style (e.g., auditory, visual, kinesthetic) False. > 15 Learning occurs through changes to the connections between brain > cells True. > 16 Academic achievement can be negatively impacted by skipping breakfast > True. > 17 A common sign of dyslexia is seeing letters backwards False. > 18 Normal development of the human brain involves the birth and death of > brain cells True. > 19 Mental capacity is genetic and cannot be changed by the environment > or experience False. > 20 Vigorous exercise can improve mental function True. > 21 Children must be exposed to an enriched environment from birth to > three years or they will lose learning capacities permanently False. > 22 Children are less attentive after consuming sugary drinks and/or > snacks False. > 23 Circadian rhythms ("body-clock") shift during adolescence causing > students to be tired during the first lessons of the school day True. > 24 Exercises that rehearse coordination of motor-perception skills can > improve literacy skills False. > 25 Extended rehearsal of some mental processes can change the structure > and function of some parts of the brain True. > 26 Children have learning styles that are dominated by particular senses > (i.e., seeing, hearing, touch) False. > 27 Learning problems associated with developmental differences in brain > function cannot be improved by education False. > 28 Production of new connections in the brain can continue into old age > True. > 29 Short bouts of motor coordination exercises can improve integration > of left and right hemisphere brain function False. > 30 There are specific periods in childhood when it's easier to learn > certain things True. > 31 When we sleep, the brain shuts down False. > 32 Listening to classical music increases children's reasoning ability > False. > Adapted from Dekker et al. (2012). > > First day of class, if it hasn't come already, will be here soon. Time > to collect some data. ;-) > > -Mike Palij > New York University > m...@nyu.edu > > > > > --- > > END OF DIGEST > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: tay...@sandiego.edu > To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13534. > 4204dc3a11678c6b1d0be57cfe0a21b0&n=T&l=tips&o=51280 > or send a blank email to leave-51280-13534.4204dc3a11678c6b1d0be57cfe0a21 > b...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@mail-archive.com. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=51285 or send a blank email to leave-51285-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
