Start : 21:03 pm – 21:10 pm
Title : Brain – based Learning
Page : -
Topic : Teaching methods, lesson designs, and school programs that are based on
scientific research
Details :
Brain-based learning refers to teaching methods, lesson designs, and school programs that are based on scientific research about how the brain learns, including how students learn differently as they age, grow, and mature socially, emotionally, and cognitively. Brain-based Learning is the engagement of strategies based on how our brain works. In his book, Human Brain and Human Learning (1983), Leslie Hart argues that teaching without an awareness of how the brain learns is like designing a glove with no sense of what a hand looks like–its shape, how it moves. As teachers, understanding brain-based learning allows us to design learning around student interests and make learning contextual.
Brain – based Learning Explained
Brain – based learning can be used to maximize learning. Researchers tell us learning occurs best during shorter instructional periods. According to David Sousa, Ed.D., author of How the Brain Learns, an ideal lesson is divided into three sections. 1. Students best remember the information that comes first. 2. Students remember least the information that comes in the middle. Because of that, it is a good time to do some activities, but spend no more that 12-15 minutes of focused attention on passive learning. 3. They remember second best the information that comes last.
Brain based learning is a meta-concept based on research about how the brain functions, that includes a mix of techniques and educational concepts such as:
1. Mastery learning
2. Learning styles
3. Multiple intelligences
4. Cooperative learning
5. Practical simulations
6. Experiential learning
7. Problem-based learning
8. Movement education
Some Tips for The Classroom
1. Experiences which involve strong feelings, whether positive or negative, are more likely to be remembered. This can act as a motivator or barrier to future learning. Teachers should consider what children enjoy when planning tasks.
2. The brain performs better in a positive emotional state. Teachers can create a positive environment by encouraging and praising their students’ efforts.
3. Research has taught us that learners don’t learn much from sitting and listening. Sure, they need to listen a bit, but they need the opportunity to talk! Give your students some information, then give them talk time, where they discuss what they’ve learned.
4. If students use many different senses and many different ways of learning something, the more likely they are to remember it later. It gives them many different ways of recalling.
5. Studies show that the brain absorbs and retains more information when the body is exercised periodically. Taking a five-minute brain break to exercise the body and refresh the mind actually is more effective than marathon teaching sessions in which they tend to become overwhelmed.
Purpose of Writer : To inform the brain – based learning method
Quotation/Expression : “The more we understand about the brain and how it works, the
better we can design our teaching to be effective.”
Opinion : The method is good, English teacher should try this method to catch
students’ attantion and to maximize learning.
No comments:
Post a Comment