Action Plan

Action Plan

1. What do I know already?

   • With the everyday use of smartphones, brain training applications (such as Lumosity) are increasing in popularity
   • The companies that create these games are making claims that they are effective
   • Brain training games claim that they are based around the science of neuroplasticity (brain plasticity)
   • If the brain training application has created a positive effect, eg. by improving memory, then it will have enhanced neuroplasticity

2. What do I need to know?

   • Do brain training applications/games work?
     • If 'No'
       • Research and acknowledge other possible methods of enhancing neuroplasticity
   • Are these claims made by the brain training games correct?
   • What is neuroplasticity?
   • Definitions of scientific terms used to describe parts of the brain
   • Need to develop understanding of the brain in general

3. What evidence will I collect for my folio?

   • Primary Sources
     • Extracts of interviews with annotations
   • Secondary Sources
     • Extracts with annotations
     • Source analysis
   • Action Research
     • Copy of the consent form
     • Graphed and tabulated results to show a comparison of before and after completing one week of playing a brain training application daily