1. Title page Dr Ellie Dommett Developing an awareness of the learning brain in the classroom: improving students’ motivation to learn

2. Research questions Does an awareness of how the brain learns increase motivation-to-learn and academic performance? Is such neuroscientific know-how better utilised when children receive it from ASTs or an interactive computer programme? Are class teachers able to influence academic indicators when provided with the same information?

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4. Study Design

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6. Relationship between motivational measures and academic performance 123 4 1) Maths 2) Effort Beliefs0.097 3) Academic importance0.154*0.415** 4) Intelligence Beliefs0.0910.415**0.36**

7. Impact of Neuroscience Literacy on Motivational Measures

8. What was most popular?

9. Thank you for listening e.dommett@open.ac.uk