WorksheetsNeuro-Myth or Neuro-Hit? Neuroscience & education quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
Individuals learn better when they receive information in their preferred learning style (for example, visual, auditory or kinaesthetic).
neuro-myth
neuro-hit
Differences in hemispheric dominance (left brain or right brain) can help to explain individual differences amongst learners.
neuro-myth
neuro-hit
Diet makes a difference to learning.
neuro-myth
neuro-hit
Fish oils improve learning.
For the majority of the population this is a neuro-myth.
For the majority of the population this is a neuro-hit.
Physical exercise enhances learning.
neuro-myth
neuro-hit
Learning two languages gives a cognitive advantage.
neuro-myth
neuro-hit
Girls and boys have different cognitive abilities.
neuro-myth
neuro-hit
Most learning happens in the first 3 years of life.
This is a neuro-myth in that the only aspect of higher cognitive development that is really dependent on those early years is social and emotional security.
This is a neuro-hit in that the first three years are a vital period of brain development.
Violent video games make children more violent.
Although not everyone agrees, the evidence comes down on the side of neuro-myth.
Although not everyone agrees, the evidence comes down on the side of neuro-hit.
We only use 10% of our brains.
neuro-myth
neuro-hit
Well-rested children do better at school.
neuro-myth
neuro-hit
You can train your brain with digital media.
neuro-myth
neuro-hit
Mindfulness has a place in the classroom.
The verdict here isn’t wholly clear, but given the emerging evidence we’ll come down on the side of neuro-myth.
The verdict here isn’t wholly clear, but given the emerging evidence we’ll come down on the side of neuro-hit.
Intelligence is fixed.
If we’re talking about intelligence as a theoretical underlying potential, then this is a neuro-myth. But if we’re thinking about whether children’s ability to perform in the classroom is fixed, it’s a glorious neuro-hit.
if we’re talking about intelligence as a theoretical underlying potential, then this is a neuro-hit. But if we’re thinking about whether children’s ability to perform in the classroom is fixed, it’s a glorious neuro-myth.
The future of education is brain stimulation (directly altering the electrical activity of the brain using mild electrical or magnetic energy).
neuro-hit
neuro-myth
