Should we start sooner?
The human brain reaches its full volume development during the individual’s adolescence stage. Nonetheless, it is from 18 months to 6 years of age that the largest mass increase takes place in the brain representing around 75% of its total growth (Baltes, Reuter-Lorenz, & Rösler, 2006).
I believe there is a window of opportunity that can serve to help little children transition from home to school while, at the same time, shall foster parents and educators to take a greater and positive advantage of technology.
The expected outcome of my research leads me to include the following areas to provide the study with solid grounds from where to build the supporting structure for the desired product:
- Children’s upbringing
- Formal education
- Homeschooling
- Neuroscience
- Pedagogy
- Psychology
- Video game design
Considering the diversity of contributions and stakeholders the research shall encompass, I think the dissemination can be better achieved through the publication of an article in academic and professional journals related to the fields involved.
Visualizing the output of what I am yet to create has brought my ideas under a different light which is something unanticipated, at least in my case. New perspectives start to appear which are not necessarily changing the target of the initial thoughts, but rather suggesting there may be more potential to the original ideas than merely being the substance of a degree paper.
References
Baltes, P., Reuter-Lorenz, P., & Rösler, F. (2006). Lifespan development and the brain: The perspective of biocultural co-constructivism. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. (2006). Retrieved from https://royalroads.on.worldcat.org/search?queryString=neuronal+development+and+cognitive+learning#/oclc/144618357
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