The theory of the Five Pillars of the Mind and Physics Education

Abstract Neurosciences significantly influence shifts in knowledge in many various fields nowadays. Outcomes of neuroscientific studies help elucidate many phenomena, especially ones occurring during the learning process. The neuroscientific subfield that transdisciplinary studies cognitive development is called educational neuroscience. Many theories proposing to promote education, in general, have been published. The theory of the Five Pillars of the Mind, formulated by Tokuhama-Espinosa, is one of them. This article proposes an example of applying this theory to physics education. We aim to develop a method for using this theory to understand selected parts of the teaching-learning process deeply.