Professor Paul A Howard-Jones

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• 2025

  The journey from educational research to classroom practice

  Howard-Jones, P. A., Woollacott, B. & Gilmore, C., 1 Jan 2025, In: Journal of Education for Teaching. 51, 1, p. 173-187 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Classroom Practice 100%
  • Educational Research 100%
  • Education Research 100%
  • Research Utilization 100%
  • Research Practice 50%
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Understanding progress in climate change and sustainability education in four state-funded secondary schools in England

  Howard-Jones, P. A. & Hennessy, L. J., 3 Apr 2025, In: Environmental Education Research. 31, 6, p. 1-17 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • UK 100%
  • Secondary Schools 100%
  • Climate Change 100%
  • England 100%
  • Environmental Impact Assessment 100%
  8 Downloads (Pure)
• 2024

  Evidence, Policy, Education, and Neuroscience—The State of Play in the UK

  Thomas, M., Howard-Jones, P. A., Dudman-Jones, J., Palmer, L., Bowen, A. & Perry, R., 18 Nov 2024, In: Mind, Brain, and Education. 18, 4, p. 461-473 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review

  Open Access

  • UK 100%
  • Educational Policy 100%
  • Neurobiology 100%
  • Case Study 33%
  • Classroom Practice 33%
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Secondary School Leadership in Climate Education (SLiCE): Research Brief

  Howard-Jones, P. A. & Hennessy, L. J., 9 Jul 2024, 4 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Other report

  Open Access

  File

  • Secondary Schools 100%
  • Climate Change 100%
  • Education Research 100%
  • School Leadership 100%
  • Environmental Impact Assessment 100%
  23 Downloads (Pure)

• The Science of Microteaching and Learning: An Exploratory Study

  Howard-Jones, P. A., Scott, A. & Gordillo Bravo, C. C., 1 Feb 2024, In: Mind, Brain, and Education. 18, 1, p. 62-71 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Fundamental Question 100%
  • Teaching Experience 100%
  • Exploratory Study 100%
  • Negative Impact 100%
  • Language Development 100%
  4 Citations (Scopus)
• 2023

  Using evaluation data to inform climate education practice

  Howard-Jones, P. A., Warren-Lee, N. & Aldred, C., 2023, In: Applied Environmental Education and Communication. 22, 3-4, p. 177-192 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Self-Efficacy 100%
  • Data Evaluation 100%
  • Behavioral Change 100%
  • Emotions 50%
  • Teaching Staff 50%
• 2021

  Exploring Environmental Influences on Infant Development and Their Potential Role in Processes of Cultural Transmission and Long-Term Technological Change

  Coward, F. & Howard-Jones, P. A., 7 Sept 2021, In: Childhood in the Past. 14, 2, p. 80-101 22 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Cognitive Function 100%
  • Cognitive Development 100%
  • Infant Development 100%
  • Observational Learning 100%
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• The views of teachers in England on an action-oriented climate change curriculum

  Howard-Jones, P. A., 22 Jun 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Environmental Education Research. 27, 11, p. 1660 1680 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review

  Open Access

  • UK 100%
  • Climate Change 100%
  • England 100%
  • School Curriculum 100%
  • Emotions 20%
  65 Citations (Scopus)
• 2020

  Professional Development on the Science of Learning and teachers' Performative Thinking-A Pilot Study

  Howard-Jones, P. A., Jay, T. & Galeano, L., 1 Aug 2020, In: Mind, Brain, and Education. 14, 3, p. 267-278 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Pilot Study 100%
  • Professional Development 100%
  • UK 33%
  23 Citations (Scopus)

• Towards a science of learning and teaching

  Howard-Jones, P. A., Ioannou, K., Bailey, R. A., Prior, J. E., Jay, T. & Yau, S., 30 Apr 2020, Educational Neuroscience: Lifespan, Individual Differences and Enhancing Cognition. Thomas, M., Mareschal, D. & Dumontheil, I. (eds.). Abingdon: Routledge, p. 445-473 29 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter in a book
• 2019

  Game-Based Training to Promote Arithmetic Fluency

  Jay, T., Habgood, J., Mees, M. & Howard-Jones, P. A., 22 Oct 2019, In: Frontiers in Education. 4, p. 1-10 10 p., 118.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Mathematical Cognition 100%
• 2018

  Applying the science of learning in the classroom

  Howard-Jones, P. & Yau, S., 2018, In: Journal of the chartered college of teaching.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial (Academic Journal) › peer-review

• Evolution of the Learning Brain: Or how you got to be so smart

  Howard-Jones, P., 2018, Taylor & Francis Group. 256 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Authored book

  • Social Brain 100%

• Secret Lives of 4-year olds secondary dataset and metadata

  Watson, D. & Howard-Jones, P., 1 May 2018, (In preparation)

  Research output: Other contribution
• 2017

  Neuroscience Research and Classroom Practice

  Howard-Jones, P. & Holmes, W., 2017, From the Laboratory to the Classroom: Translating Science of Learning for Teachers. Taylor & Francis Group, p. 253-278 25 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter in a book

• The role of reward and reward uncertainty in episodic memory

  Mason, A., Farrell, S., Howard-Jones, P. & Ludwig, C., Oct 2017, In: Journal of Memory and Language. 96, p. 62-77 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Episodic Memory 100%
  • Declarative Memory 66%
  • Learning and Memory 33%
  • Word Learning 33%
  • Neurobiology 33%
  38 Citations (Scopus)

  547 Downloads (Pure)
• 2016

  Gamification of Learning Deactivates the Default Mode Network

  Howard-Jones, P. A., Jay, T. M. H., Mason, A. & Jones, H., 7 Jan 2016, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 6, 16 p., 1891.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Working Memory 100%
  • Memory Network 100%
  • Gamification 100%
  • Default Mode Network 100%
  • Cognitive Resource 33%
  43 Citations (Scopus)

  560 Downloads (Pure)

• Reward, learning and games

  Howard-Jones, P. & Jay, T., Aug 2016, In: Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences. 10, p. 65-72 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Midbrain 100%
  • Declarative Memory 100%
  • Dopaminergic 33%
  • Reinforcement Learning 33%
  36 Citations (Scopus)

  2631 Downloads (Pure)

• The Principles and Practices of Educational Neuroscience: Comment on Bowers (2016)

  Howard-Jones, P., Sashank, V., Ansari, D., Butterworth, B., De Smedt, B., Goswami, U., Laurillard, D. & Thomas, M., 1 Oct 2016, In: Psychological Review. 123, 5, p. 620-627 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate (Academic Journal) › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Neurobiology 100%
  • Psychology 20%
  105 Citations (Scopus)

  1299 Downloads (Pure)
• 2015

  Neuroeducational research in the design and use of a learning technology

  Howard-Jones, P. A., Holmes, W., Demetriou, S., Jones, C., Morgan, O., Tanimoto, E., Perkins, D. & Davies, N. J., Jun 2015, In: Learning, Media and Technology. 40, 2, p. 227-246 20 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Special issue (Academic Journal) › peer-review

  • Neurobiology 100%
  13 Citations (Scopus)

• The potential relevance of cognitive neuroscience for the development and use of technology-enhanced learning

  Howard-Jones, P. A., 3 Apr 2015, In: Learning, Media and Technology. 40, 2, p. 131-151 20 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review

  • Cognitive Neuroscience 100%
  • Neurobiology 100%
  • Behavior (Neuroscience) 16%
  • Social Behavior 16%
  • Developmental Disorder 16%
  30 Citations (Scopus)
• 2014

  Evolutionary Perspectives on Mind, Brain and Education

  Howard-Jones, P. A., 1 Mar 2014, In: Mind, Brain, and Education. 8, 1, p. 21-33 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review

  • Individual Differences 100%
  • Directing 100%
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Neuroscience and education: myths and messages

  Howard-Jones, P., 15 Oct 2014, In: Nature Reviews Neuroscience. 15, 12, p. 817-824 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review

  • Mythology 100%
  • Neurobiology 100%
  • Cultural Conditions 33%
  371 Citations (Scopus)

• Primary and Secondary School Teachers’ Knowledge and Misconceptions about the Brain in Turkey

  Karakus, O., Howard-Jones, P. A. & Jay, T. M. H., 25 Jun 2014.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference Paper › peer-review

  • Teacher Knowledge 100%
  • Turkey 100%
  • Secondary School Teacher 100%
  • Primary School Teachers 100%
  • Primary-School Teacher 100%
  39 Citations (Scopus)

• The neuroscience literacy of teachers in Greece

  Deligiannidi, K. & Howard-Jones, P. A., 25 Jun 2014.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference Paper › peer-review

  • Secondary School Teacher 100%
  • Individual Differences 100%
  • Primary-School Teacher 100%
  • Neurobiology 100%
  • Academic Achievement 100%

• To act or not to act: Learning the value of not acting

  Howard-Jones, P. A., Bogacz, R. & Lloyd, K., 12 Sept 2014, p. 89. 89 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference Abstract › peer-review

  • Response Inhibition 100%
  • Decision Making 50%
  • Individual Differences 50%
  • Learning Model 50%
• 2013

  Neuroeducational research in the design and use of games-based teaching

  Holmes, W., Howard-Jones, P., Tanimoto, E., Jones, C., Demetriou, S., Morgan, O., Perkins, P. & Davies, N., 1 Dec 2013, 7th European Conference on Games Based Learning, ECGBL 2013. Escudeiro, P. & Vaz de Carvalho, C. (eds.). Vol. 1. p. 235-243 9 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Contribution (Conference Proceeding)

  • Positive Effect 100%
  • Research Question 100%
  • Potential Benefit 100%
  • Theoretical Perspective 100%
  • Neurobiology 100%
  4 Citations (Scopus)
• 2012

  Neuromyths in education: Prevalence and predictors of misconceptions among teachers

  Dekker, S., Lee, N. C., Howard-Jones, P. & Jolles, J., 17 Dec 2012, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 3, OCT, Article 429.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review

  • Neurobiology 100%
  • Secondary School Teacher 25%
  • Primary-School Teacher 25%
  • Adverse Effect 25%
  394 Citations (Scopus)

• Neuroscience and Education

  Howard-Jones, P. A., 15 Mar 2012, Learning to Teach in the Secondary School:A Companion to School Experience. Capel, S., Marylin, L. & Turner, T. (eds.). 6th ed. New York: Taylor & Francis Group, p. 382-388 7 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter in a book

  • Neurobiology 100%

• Neuroscience in education: An educational perspective

  Howard-Jones, P., 2012, Neuroscience in Education: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Sala, S. D. & Anderson, M. (eds.). Oxford University Press

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter in a book

• The good, the bad and the ugly in neuroscience and education - an educator's perspective

  Howard-Jones, P. A., 5 Apr 2012, Neuroscience in Education: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Della Salla, S. & Anderson, M. (eds.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 337-355 19 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter in a book

  3 Citations (Scopus)

• The need for interdisciplinary dialogue in developing ethical approaches to neuroeducational research

  Howard-Jones, P. A. & Fenton, K. D., 1 Aug 2012, In: Neuroethics. 5, 2, p. 119-134 16 p., now published on-line first.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review

  • Cognitive Neuroscience 100%
  26 Citations (Scopus)

• The timing of educational investment: A neuroscientific perspective

  Howard-Jones, P., Washbrook, E. & Meadows, S., 15 Feb 2012, In: Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. 2, SUPPL. 1, p. S18-S29 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review

  • Neurobiology 100%
  • Human Development 100%
  • Sensitive Period 50%
  • Policy Implication 50%
  34 Citations (Scopus)
• 2011

  A multiperspective approach to neuroeducational research

  Howard-Jones, P. A., 1 Feb 2011, In: Educational Philosophy and Theory. 43, 1, p. 24-30 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review

  • Neurobiology 100%
  23 Citations (Scopus)

• A Multiperspective Approach to Neuroeducational Research

  Howard-Jones, P. A., 21 Sept 2011, Educational Neuroscience. Wiley-Blackwell, p. 23-29 7 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter in a book
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• A Multiperspective Approach to Neuro-educational Research

  Howard-Jones, P., 2011, In: Educational Philosophy and Theory. 43 (1), p. 24 - 30 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
  23 Citations (Scopus)

• From brain scan to lesson plan

  Howard-Jones, P., Feb 2011, In: Psychologist. 24 (2), p. 110 - 113 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
  20 Citations (Scopus)

• The impact of digital technologies on human well-being

  Howard-Jones, P., 4 Jul 2011, Nominet Trust. 98 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

• Toward a Science of Learning Games

  Howard-Jones, P., Demetriou, S., Bogacz, R., Yoo, J. H. & Leonards, U., 1 Mar 2011, In: Mind, Brain, and Education. 5, 1, p. 33 - 41 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review

  • Cognitive Neuroscience 100%
  • Educational Game 100%
  • Behavior (Neuroscience) 100%
  • Reinforcement Learning 33%
  51 Citations (Scopus)
• 2010

  Introducing neuroeducational research: Neuroscience, education and the brain from contexts to practice

  Howard-Jones, P. A., 2010, Routledge. 256 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Authored book

• Minds, Brains and Learning Games

  Howard-Jones, P. A., Demetriou, S., Bogacz, R., Yoo, J. & Leonards, U. B., 2010, In: Brain, Mind and Education, in press. -.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review

  • Cognitive Neuroscience 100%
  • Educational Game 100%
  • Behavior (Neuroscience) 100%
  • Reinforcement Learning 33%

• Neuroscience, learning and technology (14-19)

  Howard-Jones, P., 2010, Becta. 39 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

• Philosophical challenges for researchers at the interface between neuroscience and education

  Howard-Jones, P., Aug 2010, In: Journal of Philosophy of Education. 42, p. 361 - 380 19 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
  39 Citations (Scopus)

• The neural mechanisms of learning from competitors

  Howard-Jones, P. A., Bogacz, R., Jee H., Y., Leonards, U. & Demetriou, S., Nov 2010, In: NeuroImage. 53, 2, p. 790 - 799 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review

  • Striatum 100%
  • Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging 100%
  • Premotor Cortex 100%
  • Response Inhibition 100%
  • Corpus Striatum 50%
  26 Citations (Scopus)

• The Teacher's Handbook of Twig: Minds, Brains and Teaching With Immersive Gaming

  Howard-Jones, P., 2010, Lulu. 102 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Authored book
• 2009

  Deep learning with technology in 14- to 19-year-old learners

  Barnes, S., Timmis, S., Howard-Jones, P. & Rasmussen, I., Jul 2009, Becta. 31 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

• Education and Neuroscience: Evidence, Theory and Practical Application

  Howard-Jones, P., 2009, Routledge. 94 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Edited book

• "Pedagaming" – Co-Constructing Understanding across Neuroscience and Education about the Pedagogy of Learning Games

  Howard-Jones, P., Davies, N., Demetriou, S., Jones, C., Morgan, O., Perkins, P. & Sturgess, C., 2009, British Educational Research Association Annual Conference 2008, Manchester University, Manchester.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Contribution (Conference Proceeding)

• Scepticism is not enough

  Howard-Jones, P., 2009, In: Cortex. 45(4), p. 550 - 551 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
  25 Citations (Scopus)

• Uncertainty and engagement with learning games

  Howard-Jones, P. A. & Demetriou, S., Nov 2009, In: Instructional Science. 37, 6, p. 519-536 18 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review

  • Gaming 100%
  • Electrodermal Activity 28%
  67 Citations (Scopus)