The Evolved Mind and Modern Education: Status of Evolutionary Educational Psychology

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David C. Geary (University of Missouri)

The Evolved Mind and Modern Education

Status of Evolutionary Educational Psychology

David C. Geary (University of Missouri)

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Cambridge University Press
23 May 2024

Child & developmental psychology; Cognition & cognitive psychology; Evolution; Early man

Series: Elements in Applied Evolutionary Science

Humans have an extraordinary ability to create evolutionarily novel knowledge, such as writing systems and mathematics. This accumulated knowledge over several millennia supports large, dynamic societies that now require children to learn this novel knowledge in educational settings. This Element provides a framework for understanding the evolution of the brain systems that enable innovation and novel learning and how these systems can act on human cognitive universals, such as language, to create evolutionarily novel abilities, such as reading and writing. Critical features of these networks include the top-down control of attention, which is central to the formation of evolutionarily novel abilities, as well as self-awareness and mental time travel that support academic self-concepts and the generation of long-term educational goals. The basics of this framework are reviewed and updated here, as are implications for instructional practices.

By: David C. Geary (University of Missouri)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
ISBN: 9781009454810
ISBN 10: 1009454811
Series: Elements in Applied Evolutionary Science
Pages: 98
Publication Date: 23 May 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction; 2. Brain and cognitive evolution; 3. Cumulative cultural evolution and academic learning; 4. Noncognitive processes and educational outcomes; 5. Instruction implications and research; 6. Conclusion; References.