Neuroscience - Secondary
Enhance your knowledge of neuroscience and explore its impact on learning.
Duration
2 weeksWeekly study
10 hours
Neuroscience - Secondary
Discover the impact of brain development on behaviour and learning
This course examines cognitive development, informing planning and teaching for individual pupils.
What topics will you cover?
- How brain development affects behaviour and learning
- How to plan teaching to best suit children’s needs and cognitive development
- Maximising learning time by better understanding cognitive processes in children of different ages
Learning on this course
On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...
- Explore how brain development affects behaviour and learning
- Apply knowledge of child development to individual pupils to inform planning and teaching
- Investigate and create clear and stimulating lesson objectives
Who is the course for?
PGCE Trainees
Who developed the course?
Coventry University
Coventry secured 5 QS Stars for Teaching and Online Learning in the QS World University Ranking 2020 and has received No. 1 in the world for Massive Open Online Courses in MoocLab’s World University Ranking 2021.
Established
1992Location
Coventry
Learning on FutureLearn
Your learning, your rules
- Courses are split into weeks, activities, and steps to help you keep track of your learning
- Learn through a mix of bite-sized videos, long- and short-form articles, audio, and practical activities
- Stay motivated by using the Progress page to keep track of your step completion and assessment scores
Join a global classroom
- Experience the power of social learning, and get inspired by an international network of learners
- Share ideas with your peers and course educators on every step of the course
- Join the conversation by reading, @ing, liking, bookmarking, and replying to comments from others
Map your progress
- As you work through the course, use notifications and the Progress page to guide your learning
- Whenever you’re ready, mark each step as complete, you’re in control
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