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Language and thought: introducing representation
History & The Arts

Language and thought: introducing representation

...cognitive resources. Our task will be to come to understand how this pooling process takes place. That is, we will attempt to answer, at least in broad outline, a question posed by the English philosopher John Locke (1632–1704): Locke's question How is it that ‘the thoughts of men's minds [can] be conveyed from one to another’ (Locke [1706] 1997, III.1.2)? Locke's...
Mental health in society
Health, Sports & Psychology

Mental health in society

...cognitive development on how a person will interpret their negative life events and how this may possibly affect their behaviour A psychological perspective Looks at brain structure and function, and is likely to see mental ill-health in relation to how the brain works and is influenced by hormones and an individual’s genes, with other factors merely operating as...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
‘Where do you really come from?’ How this enquiry can add insult to injury
Education & Development

‘Where do you really come from?’ How this enquiry can add insult to injury

...Neuroscience, 12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2018.00294 Sue, D. W. (2015) Race Talk and the Conspiracy of Silence: Understanding and Facilitating Difficult Dialogues on Race. John Wiley & Sons. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/open/detail.action?docID=1895814 Sue, D. W., Capodilupo, C. M., Torino, G. C., Bucceri, J. M., Holder, A. M. B., Nadal, K. L. and Esquilin,...
Teaching secondary mathematics
Education & Development

Teaching secondary mathematics

...cognitive ‘muscles’ such as proportional reasoning, pattern-spotting and visualisation. Mathematics lessons have the potential to teach learners how to think, preparing them not only for specific everyday contexts or commonplace careers, but also for unexpected moments, and in preparation for jobs that do not yet exist. Developing fluency with numbers by practising...
Promoting the effective management of children’s pain – part 2
Health, Sports & Psychology

Promoting the effective management of children’s pain – part 2

...cognitive interviews with nurses, parents and children and young people (Simons et al., 2024). The course will also include findings from other published work focussing on the management of children’s pain in hospital. [Described image] Figure 1 Framework for delivering effective pain management (Simons et al., 2020) Hospital experiences often involve pain, with up to...
Play, learning and the brain
Education & Development

Play, learning and the brain

...cognition). There are many ways in which we can make judgements about ‘quality’ in early years settings including, for example, environmental factors, staff qualifications, staff turnover and the appropriateness of the programme provided. Most importantly, the learning experiences provided need to be developmentally and culturally appropriate in meeting children's...
Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Supporting children's mental health and wellbeing Badge icon
Education & Development

Supporting children's mental health and wellbeing

...cognitive development, which clearly demonstrated that children think in different ways to adults. The Second World War (1939–45) had a profound impact on many children’s mental health. The experiences of many children in the UK included being evacuated to places of physical safety away from their families to live with people who were unknown to them. In many cases,...
Literacy, social justice and inclusive practice
Education & Development

Literacy, social justice and inclusive practice

...cognitive improvement. The phrase the ‘literacy myth’ dates from 1979; however, it has come into prominence again with the current tendency to stress the links between literacy and the economy in numerous educational and curricular policies and in the work of economists interested in investigating aspects of human capital and economic growth. You may have noted when...