Educational psychology introduced many ideas about education over its long history; some very useful and others less so. Some of the most durable and pervasive ideas about learning however are based on what we now know to be fallacies. These ideas are known as “neuromyths” and often appear wherever education is considered.
Neuromyths
- Test your knowledge in a Jeopardy themed game - click the "test your knowledge" button below
- Choose to be a team of 1 or play with friends
- Read the question and then select either true or false (checkmark or X)
- Come back and post comments on your thoughts on neuromyths
Discussion
- Post comments on your thoughts on neuromyths
- Consider the following questions:
- Where have you encountered neuromyths?
- Do you still believe some of them to be valid?
- Why do you think they are so pervasive and difficult to avoid?