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Ann-Kathrin Hennes; Alfred Schabmann; Barbara Maria Schmidt – Mind, Brain, and Education, 2024
In the educational context, there are numerous "neuromyths" about how findings from neuroscience can be used to improve teaching and learning. International research has shown that the majority of teachers tend to believe in these and use them in the classroom. Since the belief in neuromyths might not enhance or even have adverse effects…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Teachers, Neurosciences
Sullivan, Karen A.; Hughes, Brenda; Gilmore, Linda – Mind, Brain, and Education, 2021
Educational neuromyths are incorrect ideas about the brain and learning. These ideas pose a risk if they impact learner outcomes. The concern about neuromyths has spurred global research, including teacher surveys about their identification. If such research leads to corrective strategies, the potential beneficiaries are teachers, students, and…
Descriptors: Neurosciences, Brain, Misconceptions, Learning Processes
Krammer, Georg; Vogel, Stephan E.; Grabner, Roland H. – Mind, Brain, and Education, 2021
Neuromyths have been discussed to detrimentally affect educational practice, but the evidence for this assumption is still very scarce. We investigated whether 255 student-teacher' beliefs in neuromyths are related to their academic achievement (overall grade point averages and first-year practical courses). Believing or rejecting neuromyths that…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, Neurosciences, Brain, Teacher Student Relationship
Hughes, Brenda; Sullivan, Karen A.; Gilmore, Linda – Prospects, 2022
Neuromyths are distorted ideas from neuroscience about the brain and learning. This critical review synthesized data from nine educational neuromyth studies that: (a) used a specific established measure, (b) were published in English, and (c) sampled qualified (in-service) teachers. The total sample comprised 5,259 teachers from 16 countries on…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, Neurosciences, Learning Processes, Brain
Carter, Mark; Van Bergen, Penny; Stephenson, Jennifer; Newall, Carol; Sweller, Naomi – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2020
The term neuromyths refers to misconceptions about learning and the brain. Educator neuromyths may result in inappropriate instruction, labelling of learners, and wasted resources. To date, little research has considered the sources of these beliefs. We surveyed 1359 Australian preservice educators (M = 22.7, SD = 5.7 years) about their sources of…
Descriptors: Incidence, Predictor Variables, Information Sources, Misconceptions
Craig, Heather L.; Wilcox, Gabrielle; Makarenko, Erica M.; MacMaster, Frank P. – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2021
Despite the breadth and depth of educational neuroscience research and teachers' interest in neuroscience, teachers often have limited access to reputable sources. As a result, neuromyths--misapplied or over-simplified claims related to brain science--have proliferated. School Psychologists have training in education, applied neuroscience, and…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, Beliefs, Teachers, Preservice Teachers
Deibl, Ines; Zumbach, Jörg – Psychology Learning and Teaching, 2023
Addressing and creating awareness on the topic of neuromyths in educational sciences has increased in recent years. We know very little about how widespread the belief in neuromyths is among pre-service teacher students and whether this belief affects their subsequent approach to teaching and consequently possibly also the performance of their…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Beliefs, Neurosciences
Gini, Silvia; Knowland, Victoria; Thomas, Michael S. C.; Van Herwegen, Jo – Mind, Brain, and Education, 2021
Neuromyths are commonly held misconceptions about the brain believed by both the general public and educators. While much research has investigated the prevalence of myths about the typically developing brain, less attention has been devoted to the pervasiveness of neuromyths about neurodevelopmental disorders, which have the potential to…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, Brain, Neurological Impairments, Developmental Disabilities
Tovazzi, Alice; Giovannini, Serena; Basso, Demis – Mind, Brain, and Education, 2020
Teachers often face situations that require them to apply knowledge about the mind and brain to education. Past studies have indicated that even if teachers show interest in cognitive neuroscience, they show high rates of adhesion to neuromyths. In the most commonly used questionnaire, however, respondents do not compare neuromyths and correct…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Misconceptions, Neurosciences, Foreign Countries
Racionero-Plaza, Sandra; Flecha, Ramón; Carbonell, Sara; Rodríguez-Oramas, Alfonso – Qualitative Research in Education, 2023
Scientific literature about neuromyths has proliferated in the last few years. However, there is a gap of knowledge around neuroedumyths. While neuromyths are based on hoaxes about the brain, neuroedumyths use neuroscientific concepts but state consequences for education that are false. This article presents, for the first time, research about…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Access to Education, Neurosciences, Brain Hemisphere Functions
Ruhaak, Amy E.; Cook, Bryan G. – Mind, Brain, and Education, 2018
Educational neuromyths are commonly accepted, erroneous beliefs based on misunderstandings of neuroscience that contribute to pseudoscientific practice within education. We examined the beliefs and perspectives of special education pre-service teachers related to educational neuromyths and corresponding instructional practices using a…
Descriptors: Incidence, Misconceptions, Preservice Teachers, Teaching Methods
Blanchette Sarrasin, Jérémie; Riopel, Martin; Masson, Steve – Mind, Brain, and Education, 2019
Previous studies have revealed that "neuromyths," which are misconceptions about the brain, show a high prevalence among teachers in different countries. However, little is known about the origin of these ideas; that is to say, the sources that may influence their presence among teachers. This research aims to identify the prevalence of…
Descriptors: Brain, Misconceptions, Teacher Attitudes, Incidence
Gardner, Howard – Mind, Brain, and Education, 2020
The term "neuromyth" is becoming part of discourse in the field of mind, brain, and education. In this article, I review some problematic aspects of the practice, critique specific examples, and propose an alternative way of communicating with the public about findings in psychology and neuroscience.
Descriptors: Neurosciences, Misconceptions, Brain, Psychology
Deans, Christina; Larsen, Ellen – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2022
Pedagogy grounded in neuroscience is an influential approach in Australian schools, despite concerns regarding teachers' beliefs in several neuromyths that go on to pervade their practice. This paper reports on a small study that explored teachers' beliefs and implementation of brain-based learning in one Australian primary school whose pedagogy…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Neurosciences, Teacher Attitudes, Beliefs
McMahon, Kendra; Yeh, Chloe Shu-Hua; Etchells, Peter J. – Mind, Brain, and Education, 2019
Initial teacher education (ITE) offers an underutilized opportunity for bridging the gap between neuroscience research and educational practice. This article reports on innovations embedded within an ITE program to support trainee teachers to recognize and challenge the persistence of neuromyths. Education researchers, neuroscientists, and…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Neurosciences, Educational Practices, Misconceptions