Brain activity links performance in science reasoning with conceptual approach
| Autor: | Katherine L. Bottenhorn, Matthew T. Sutherland, Emily R. Boeving, Taylor Salo, Shannon M. Pruden, Alina Nazareth, Jessica E. Bartley, Angela R. Laird, Eric Brewe, Robert W. Laird, Elsa I. Bravo, Michael C. Riedel, Rosalie Odean |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Problem solving
lcsh:LC8-6691 lcsh:Special aspects of education Brain activity and meditation 4. Education Cognition Coherence (statistics) 01 natural sciences Article Education Task (project management) lcsh:RC321-571 Comprehension 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Conceptual approach Developmental Neuroscience 0103 physical sciences 010306 general physics Control (linguistics) lcsh:Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Default mode network Cognitive psychology |
| Zdroj: | npj Science of Learning, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2019) NPJ Science of Learning |
| ISSN: | 2056-7936 |
| Popis: | Understanding how students learn is crucial for helping them succeed. We examined brain function in 107 undergraduate students during a task known to be challenging for many students – physics problem solving – to characterize underlying neural mechanisms and determine how these support comprehension and proficiency. Further, we applied module analysis to response distributions, defining groups of students who answered using similar physics conceptions, and probed for brain differences linked with different conceptual approaches. We found integrated executive, attentional, visual motion, and default mode brain systems cooperate to achieve sequential and sustained physics-related cognition. While accuracy alone did not predict brain function, dissociable brain patterns were observed when students solved problems using different physics conceptions, and increased success was linked to conceptual coherence. Our analyses demonstrate that episodic associations and control processes operate in tandem to support physics reasoning, offering insight into effective classroom practices to promote student success. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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