Neuroscience in educational practice is still unclear – educational neuroscience is a relatively new field in education. One of the reasons preventing a link between these fields is the belief in neuroscience. Belief in neuromyths may be partly influenced by media messages, the intuitive style of human thinking, and lower scientific literacy.
Project results:
This study will seek to identify psychological and cognitive factors that promote belief in neuromyths and reinforce beliefs related to cognitive functions. Social surveys will be carried out to address questions related to knowledge, beliefs and neuromyths about the human mind and brain. Media consumption and its impact on beliefs will be assessed, as well as scientific literacy. An experiment will be carried out to assess how a particular visual manipulation affects the credibility of a journalistic scientific article and changes the intuitive style of thinking into an analytical one.
Period of project implementation: 2022-09-05 - 2023-03-31
Project coordinator: Kaunas University of Technology
