Neuroimaging of Learning and Development: Improving Ecological Validity

Autor/inn/en	van Atteveldt, Nienke; van Kesteren, Marlieke T. R.; Braams, Barbara; Krabbendam, Lydia
Titel	Neuroimaging of Learning and Development: Improving Ecological Validity
Quelle	In: Frontline Learning Research, 6 (2018) 3, S.186-203 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2295-3159
Schlagwörter	Neurosciences; Brain; Diagnostic Tests; Cognitive Processes; Measurement Techniques; Ecology; Cognitive Development; Scientific Research + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Neuroscience; Neurowissenschaften; Neurowissenschaft; Gehirn; Diagnostic test; Diagnostischer Test; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Messtechnik; Ökologie; Kognitive Entwicklung
Abstract	Modern neuroscience research, including neuroimaging techniques such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), has provided valuable insights that advanced our understanding of brain development and learning processes significantly. However, there is a lively discussion about whether and how these insights can be meaningful to the educational practice. One of the main challenges is the low ecological validity of neuroimaging studies, making it hard to translate neuroimaging findings to real-life learning situations. Here, we describe four approaches that increase the ecological validity of neuroimaging experiments: using more naturalistic stimuli and tasks, moving the research to more naturalistic settings by using portable neuroimaging devices, combining tightly controlled lab-based neuroimaging measurements with real-life variables and follow-up field studies, and including stakeholders from the practice at all stages of the research. We illustrate these approaches with examples and explain how these directions of research optimize the benefits of neuroimaging techniques to study learning and development. This paper provides a frontline overview of methodological approaches that can be used for future neuroimaging studies to increase their ecological validity and thereby their relevance and applicability to the learning practice. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01