Learning to see: How do social scientists learn to interpret fMRI?

该项目的目的是学习如何一系列的社会科学家，从新手到专家级，解释功能磁共振成像图像。为了更深入地了解人们如何学习掌握阅读这些复杂视觉所需的技能，该研究将包括分析高等教育机构中神经科学模块教学中使用的文本;与正在使用功能磁共振成像教学和学习模块的学生和讲师进行访谈;以及在线实验，包括眼动跟踪和协议分析，与该领域的专家，因为他们解释功能磁共振成像。这项研究的结果将被用来通知一套开发，该项目由学习科学研究所的Shaaron Ainsworth，心理学的Peter Chapman监督，并与行业赞助商Ilixa Ltd.合作。

The aim of the project is to learn how a range of social scientist, from novice through to experts level, interpret fMRI images. To gain deeper understanding of how people learn to master the skills required to read these complex visuals, the research will include analysis of the texts used in teaching neuroscience modules in Higher Education institutes; interviews with students and lecturers who are working with modules which include fMRI teaching and learning; and online experiments including eye tracking and protocol analysis with experts in the field as they interpret FMRI.The findings from this research will be used to inform the development of a suite of new tools for teaching on fMRI interpretation, as well as making recommendations for best practice for teaching in this area.The project is supervised by Shaaron Ainsworth in the Learning Sciences Research Institute, Peter Chapman in Psychology and is in collaboration with industry sponsor Ilixa Ltd.