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Melanie Irons

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ID2747898
NAMEMelanie Irons
GIVEN NAMESMelanie
FAMILY NAMEIrons
SIGNATUREIRONS M
AFFILIATIONSSchool of Psychological and Clinical Sciences Charles Darwin University Casuarina Northern Territory Australia
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS1
TOTAL CITATIONS1
AUTHOR COUNT1
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2017
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2017
H-INDEX1
  • The magic of magic: The effect of magic tricks on subsequent engagement with lecture material

    Open Access•Scott Mo, Melanie Irons et al.•ARTICLE•British Journal of Educational…•2017•Cited by: 1•References: 26

    Background and aimsLecturers often present entertaining videos, or organize a variety of amusing demonstrations, to foster student engagement or to encourage critical analysis. Magic tricks, in particular, have been shown to activate neural circuits that underpin motivation or problem-solving and, therefore, could be beneficial during lectures. Nevertheless, we hypothesize that, unless the method that underpins these tricks is revealed, students …

  • The magic of magic: The effect of magic tricks on subsequent engagement with lecture material

    Open Access•Scott Mo, Melanie Irons et al.•ARTICLE•British Journal of Educational…•2017•Cited by: 1•References: 26

    Background and aimsLecturers often present entertaining videos, or organize a variety of amusing demonstrations, to foster student engagement or to encourage critical analysis. Magic tricks, in particular, have been shown to activate neural circuits that underpin motivation or problem-solving and, therefore, could be beneficial during lectures. Nevertheless, we hypothesize that, unless the method that underpins these tricks is revealed, students …

  • The magic of magic: The effect of magic tricks on subsequent engagement with lecture material

    Open Access•Scott Mo, Melanie Irons et al.•ARTICLE•British Journal of Educational…•2017•Cited by: 1•References: 26

    Background and aimsLecturers often present entertaining videos, or organize a variety of amusing demonstrations, to foster student engagement or to encourage critical analysis. Magic tricks, in particular, have been shown to activate neural circuits that underpin motivation or problem-solving and, therefore, could be beneficial during lectures. Nevertheless, we hypothesize that, unless the method that underpins these tricks is revealed, students …

Action Observation and Synchronization (1 works) · Cognition (1 works) · Cognitive psychology (1 works) · Comprehension (1 works) · Computer Science (1 works) · MAGIC (telescope) (1 works) · Mind wandering and attention (1 works) · Neuroscience (1 works) · Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs (1 works) · Psychology (1 works)

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