PHILOSOPHY OF MIND AND COGNITIVE MODELLING IN EDUCATION

Journal Title: Problems of Education in the 21st Century - Year 2012, Vol 46, Issue 1

Abstract

One of the main reasons there is so much junk in education is that there are so few people who know enough about education and about the sciences that support education, i.e. philosophy, cognitive and neuroscience to put the thing together. Educators have been reliant upon others’ expertise for the interpretations from contemporary science hence have not been able to discern whether the claims made are valid or invalid representations of the research. Without a direct access to the primary research educators may be at risk of misusing results from this advanced research. The need for so called ‘mediator’ in the translation of research to practice has led to a situation where the application of cognitive neuroscience research findings is running ahead of the research itself.

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Boris Aberšek

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Boris Aberšek (2012). PHILOSOPHY OF MIND AND COGNITIVE MODELLING IN EDUCATION. Problems of Education in the 21st Century, 46(1), 5-6. https://europub.co.uk./articles/-A-454382