The Evolved Mind and Modern Education

by David C. Geary

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009454846
• ISBN13: 9781009454841
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 98 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"