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Module B: Human Development

Module B: Human Development. Brain and Language Development Education Foundations , 2012 6704, 8822. Overview. Brain development : neuroscience and education The brain’s physical structure Brain development Brain development and environment Neuroscience and education

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Module B: Human Development

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  1. Module B: HumanDevelopment Brainand Language Development Education Foundations, 2012 6704, 8822

  2. Overview • Braindevelopment: neuroscience and education • The brain’sphysical structure • Brain development • Brain development and environment • Neuroscience and education • Limitations of neuroscience Image retrieved from: http://www.nelsi-4.com/

  3. Language development • Language as a social and psychological tool • Language development in adolescence • Language development and environment • Implications for teachers Image retrieved from: http://www.child-development-guide.com/child-language-development.html

  4. Brain Development: Neuroscience and Education • The brain’sphysical structures Image retrieved from: http://www.epilepsyresearch.org.uk/news/0810enews/nwasp.htm

  5. The neuron receives messages through its dendrites and passes messages along its axons and across the synapse to other cells (Krause, et al., 2010) Image retrieved from: http://people.eku.edu/ritchisong/301notes2.htm

  6. Brain development • Generation of new cells • Synaptogenesis • myelination

  7. Image retrieved from: http://www.pep-web.org/document.php?id=apa.029.0831a

  8. Brain development and environment • ‘Pruning’ of synaptic networks • Language and thinking • Mother-infant interaction

  9. Applications of neuroscience in education • Working memory Image retrieved from http://usablealgebra.landmark.edu/instructor-training/working-memory-attention-executive-function/

  10. Applications of neuroscience in education, cont’d • Emotion and thinking Image retrieved from http://www.othersidegroup.com/2010/07/emotional-brand-also-important/

  11. Applications of neuroscience in education, cont’d • Connections in thinking: multiple representations, perspectives and prior knowledge Image retrieved from www.deceptology.com

  12. Applications of neuroscience in education, cont’d • Attention and mental visualisation Image retrieved from http://www.fitnesstipsforlife.com/using-mental-imagery.html Image retrieved from http://www.fitnessgurusam.com/2010/08/04/can-visualization-make-you-stronger/

  13. Limitations of neuroscience • Study of human potentials vs. Study of developmental status quo Image retrieved from http://www.indigolearning.co.za/neuroscience/

  14. Language: a social and psychological tool • Social interaction • Acquisition of academic skills and concepts • Development of consciousness and self- regulation

  15. Language development in adolescence • 5 language systems: • Phonology; • Semantics; • Morphology; • Syntax; and • Pragmatics • Development in adolescence: • Vocabulary • Syntax • Metalinguistic awareness • Abstract thinking Image retrieved from: http://www.dipity.com/snowmankiller/Human-Development-Life-Cycle/

  16. Language development and environment • Joint attention • Language input Image retrieved from: http://www.theylta.com/blog/?cat=62&paged=2

  17. Implications for teachers • Student-teacher and peer interaction • Conceptual talks • Student-directed interaction Image retrieved from: http://www.eduguide.org/library/viewarticle/191

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