Science of Learning

Translating education neuroscience for teachers

Tham and colleagues (2019) examined if translating neuroscience abstracts into simple language could help teachers better understand the neuroscience content. 30 teachers from 2 Singapore primary schools took part in surveys, experiments, and focus …

Brain literacy empowers educators to meet diverse learner needs

Walker and colleagues (2019) posited that brain literacy has the potential to help educators meet the needs of diverse learners. They considered three factors: (1) the foundations for incorporating neuroscience in professional educator development; …

Reconciling individual differences with collective needs: The juxtaposition of sociopolitical and neuroscience perspectives on remediation and compensation of student skill deficits

The increasingly diverse student population within classrooms potentially stretches the competencies of every teacher. Differentiated instruction has been offered to help teachers accommodate diverse learners, but most instructional strategies are …