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H118 - Bilingualism: Language, Cognition, and the Brain

Semester: 

Spring

Offered: 

2018
2018_H118
Bilingualism has been extensively studied as a psycholinguistic phenomenon in language development. Recent research has extended the consequence of this language experience to cognitive domains that do not involve language processing. More importantly, the cognitive consequences associated with bilingualism extend across the lifespan. With bilingualism being an increasingly common experience for children and adult in a global scale, it is essential for educators to understand the cognitive consequences of this language experience, in classrooms and beyond. The course examines bilingual... Read more about H118 - Bilingualism: Language, Cognition, and the Brain

H112 - Cognitive Neuroscience and Education

Semester: 

Spring

Offered: 

2018
2018_H112
Research in cognitive neuroscience extends our understanding of individual differences in cognitive and brain development. Of particular relevance to educators is the development of the human brain in response to maturational processes and active learning, both of which are considered as experience. In particular, language has a long developmental trajectory and is one example demonstrating the interaction between experience-expectant and experience-dependent mechanisms. This course provides an overview of brain development and methods used in cognitive neuroscience. This foundational... Read more about H112 - Cognitive Neuroscience and Education

H140B - Empirical Research in Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience: Planning and Designing

Semester: 

Fall

Offered: 

2017
2017_H140B
This module follows H-140A and is open to all students. H-140B focuses on facilitating early emerging researchers’ work in building a roadmap for future research using psychological and neuroscience approaches to answering questions relevant to education. The objective of this module is to provide students with step-by-step guidance in turning a research idea into an actual experimental study. Students will learn research methods that aligns with their research interests and questions. Topics covered in H-140B include research ethics, behavioral measurements and analysis, fMRI study design... Read more about H140B - Empirical Research in Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience: Planning and Designing

H140A - Empirical Research in Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience: Understanding the Literature

Semester: 

Fall

Offered: 

2017
2017_H140A
Performing empirical cognitive research in education requires a range of skills in addition to developing a coherent research question with important educational implications. The "roadmap" series of modules is designed to develop these skills through hands on experience early in one's research career. This first module, open to all, will focus on skills that facilitate students' understanding of research literature that is relevant to their topic of interest. Students will learn to conduct literature research using keywords, organizing literature in meaningful ways, reading an article in a... Read more about H140A - Empirical Research in Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience: Understanding the Literature