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Neuroscience and educational practice – A critical assessment from the perspective of philosophy of science.
- Source :
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Educational Philosophy & Theory . Feb2021, Vol. 53 Issue 2, p197-211. 15p. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- The aim of this paper is to reconstruct and critically assess the evidential relationship between neuroscience and educational practice. To do this, I reconstruct a standard way in which evidence from neuroscience is used to support recommendations about educational practice, that is, testing pedagogical interventions using neuroimaging methods, and discuss and critically assess the inference behind this approach. I argue that this inference rests on problematic assumptions, and, therefore, that neuroimaging intervention studies have no special evidential status for basing educational practice. I conclude arguing that these limitations could be resolved by integrating evidence from neurocognitive and educational science. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00131857
- Volume :
- 53
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Educational Philosophy & Theory
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 147101709
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00131857.2020.1773801