Sex and pedagogy influences in physics learning-related reorganization of brain activation
| Autor: | Jessica E. Bartley, Eric Brewe, Angela R. Laird, Katherine L. Bottenhorn, Taylor Salo, Michael C. Riedel, Matthew T. Sutherland, Robert W. Laird, Emily R. Boeving, Shannon M. Pruden |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Brain activation
Class (computer programming) Brain activity and meditation 4. Education 05 social sciences education 050301 education 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Pedagogy ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION 0503 education Curriculum Female students 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Default mode network |
| DOI: | 10.1101/791301 |
| Popis: | Physics is a challenging academic pursuit in which university students regularly struggle to achieve success. Female students tend to perform negatively on introductory physics conceptual assessments compared to their male peers; however, active-learning classroom curricula are known to broadly improve performance on these tests. Here, we used fMRI to delineate physics-related brain activity in 107 students and probed for changes following a semester of active-learning or lecture-based physics instruction. Large-scale reorganization of brain activity accompanying learning occurred in a mixed frontoparietal and default mode network. Sex differences were observed in frontoparietal, default mode, and primary visual areas before and after instruction. Regions showing significant pedagogy, sex, and time interactions were revealed during physics retrieval, suggesting the type of class students complete may influence sex differences in how students retrieve information. These results reveal potentially elucidating sex and pedagogy differences underlying the neural mechanisms supporting physics learning. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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