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Kim, Kangmoon; Kim, Sang Hee; Yoon, HeungSik; Shin, Hyoung Seok; Lee, Young-Mee – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2020
This study aimed to (1) evaluate the effects of an empathy education program, and (2) explore functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) as a potential empathy assessment tool. An empathy enhancement program for premedical students was developed. The Korean version of the Jefferson Scale of Empathy-Student version (JSE-S) and Interpersonal…
Descriptors: Empathy, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Diagnostic Tests, Foreign Countries
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Libertus, Melissa E.; Liu, Allison; Pikul, Olga; Jacques, Theodore; Cardoso-Leite, Pedro; Halberda, Justin; Bavelier, Daphne – AERA Open, 2017
Playing action video games has previously been linked to improvements in attentional control, the ability to choose what to attend and what to ignore that relies on a frontoparietal network of the brain. Here we asked whether action video game training would impact a range of mathematical abilities that rely on similar brain regions. Twenty-four…
Descriptors: Video Games, Adults, Teaching Methods, Attention
Gutierrez, Akira S.; Krachman, Sara B.; Scherer, Ethan; West, Martin R.; Gabrieli, John D. – Transforming Education, 2019
This paper, authored in collaboration with researchers from Harvard University's Center for Education Policy Research and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, reviews findings from a randomized controlled trial (RCT) at a partner school, focused on understanding the effects of a direct-to-student intervention on students' mindfulness…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Teaching Methods, Intervention, Middle School Students
Szczasny, Annette L. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Brain Gym is a movement-based program designed to address a diverse range of students academic and behavioral needs by promoting whole-brain learning. However, the scientific research-base supporting Brain Gym is limited and findings are inconclusive. This study's goal was to evaluate the effects of Brain Gym movements on fourth grade students…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Program Effectiveness, Mathematics Achievement
Burns, Martha S. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2012
New research provides an altered direction with more promising educational outcomes for students with autism spectrum diagnoses and is beginning to unravel the perplexing variety of learning differences and behavioral issues these children exhibit. Since the turn of the century newer technologies are enabling views of the brain at work--functional…
Descriptors: Neurological Impairments, Teaching Methods, Therapy, Brain
Baker, Colin – Multilingual Matters, 2011
The fifth edition of this bestselling book provides a comprehensive introduction to bilingualism and bilingual education. In a compact and clear style, its 19 chapters cover all the crucial issues in bilingualism at individual, group and national levels. These include: (1) defining who is bilingual and multilingual; (2) testing language abilities…
Descriptors: Language Minorities, Language Planning, Teacher Effectiveness, Bilingual Education