Brain Development MSP3093

& Learning Styles

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Recap: Remember
This?
• Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences
• There is more than one way to be smart
• Linguistic Intelligence
• Musical Intelligence
• Logical - Mathematical Intelligence
• Visual - Spatial Intelligence
• Body-Kinesthetic Intelligence
• Natural Intelligence
• Interpersonal Intelligence
• Intrapersonal Intelligence
Everyone has different strengths, and uses
different parts of their brain to different
degrees

Right Brain VS. Left Brain

Do you see the ballet dancer spinning
clockwise or counterclockwise?
Left Side VS. Right Side
• Clockwise = Right side of your brain is dominant.
• Counter-clockwise = Left side of your brain is dominant.
Can you see the man’s
face?
Left Hemisphere: Rational Thinking
• Responds to verbal instructions

• Problem solves by logically and

sequentially looking at the parts
of things

(0 – 1 – 1 – 2 – 3 – 5 – 8 – 13 -
21…)

• Looks at differences
Left Hemisphere: Rational Thinking
A Left Brain Dominant Person:
• Is planned and structured
• Prefers facts
• Prefers talking and writing
• Prefers multiple choice tests
• Controls feelings and emotions
• Prefers ranked authority structures
Right Hemisphere – Intuitive Thinking
• Responds to demonstrated
instructions

• Problem solves with hunches,

looking for patterns and
configurations

• Looks at similarities

• Is fluid and spontaneous

Right Hemisphere – Intuitive Thinking

A Right Brain Dominant Person:

• Prefers elusive, uncertain information
• Prefers drawing and manipulating
objects
• Prefers open ended questions
• Free with feelings/emotions
• Prefers collegial authority structures
Typical Brain Behaviors
• Right Brain:
• Left Brain:
• Remembers: Faces,
• Remembers: Names, words for meaning, details and facts.
emotions.
• Uses logic – Right and wrong answers. • Interprets body
language.
• Produces humorous
thoughts and creativity.
Activity: Left/Right Brain Quiz
• Follow along on the chart provided
• We will read through some statements together – if the
statement applies to you, put a checkmark next to the number
• If the statement does not apply to you, put an ‘x’ next to the
number
Left/Right Brain Quiz
1. I usually have a daily routine.
2. I often don’t follow directions exactly when making a recipe.
3. I like to plan out vacations and know what I am going to do.
4. I am somewhat emotional.
5. I am usually in control of my emotions.
6. I often think of many things at one time.
7. I like to plan most of the details of an event.
8. I usually rely on intuition when making decisions.
9. I find it easy to make decisions when I need to.
10. I sometimes have trouble concentrating.
Left/Right Brain Quiz
11. I am a rational person.
12. I like to do things on the spur of a moment.
13. I solve most problems using facts.
14. I’ve always preferred essay texts.
15. I like to colour pictures exactly how they should look.
16. I’ll take a risk and try anything once.
17. I most often have a neat, orderly work area.
18. I can easily remember musical tunes.
19. I always wear my watch and am aware of the time.
20. I like to experiment with colours, often using different colour combinations.
Left/Right Brain Quiz
21. I do well in memorizing.
22. I know where everything is, even if my room is messy.
23. I’ve always preferred multiple choice, true and false tests.
24. I most often solve problems by looking at the whole
picture.
25. I’d rather think and do one thing at a time.
26. I like to be spontaneous when I plan events.
27. I like to think it through before I try something new.
28. I lose track of time when I do something creative.
29. I prefer to follow step-by-step directions when making a
recipe.
30. I like to see how the day unfolds and can easily alter my
plans to go with it.
Left/Right Brain Quiz
• Add up your even #’s = Right brain
• Add up your odd #’s = Left brain

Given these differences

in our brain functions,
we in turn learn
differently from one
another too
There are 3 different
ways that we learn best

• Visual Learners:
Learning through seeing

• Auditory Learners:
Learning through
listening

• Kinesthetic Learners:
Learning through moving,
doing and touching
 Minds On:
• Think about when you were a kid.
• When you were being taught how
to multiply what method did your
teachers use or what style helped
you best?
 Minds On:
• How can knowing how someone learns
best help us when we are trying to help
another person, for example in the
workplace?

• How can knowing this about ourselves

benefit us in our studies or on the job?
1. Visual Learners:

• Individuals who learn by

seeing examples of the
task completed
• May use charts,
pictures, diagrams,
videos, etc. to help
remember information
1. Visual Learners
Learning through seeing

• They may think in pictures and learn best from

visual displays including: diagrams, illustrated text
books, overhead transparencies, videos, flipcharts
and hand-outs.
• These learners use body language and facial
expression to understand concepts
• They tend to avoid visual obstructions
2. Auditory Learners:
• Individuals who learn
by listening to others
explain
• Reading text may
have no meaning
until it is read out
loud
2. Auditory Learners
Learning through listening

• They learn best through verbal lectures, discussions, talking things

through and listening to what others have to say.
• Auditory learners listen to tone of voice, pitch, speed, etc.
• Written information may have little meaning until it is heard. These
learners often benefit from reading text aloud and using a tape
recorder.
3. Kinesthetic Learners:

• Individuals who learn by

doing...they need to
perform the task
• May find it hard to sit
for long periods of time
3. Kinesthetic Learners
Learning through moving, doing and touching

• They learn best through a hands-on approach

• They may become distracted by their need for activity and
exploration.
 Example:

• It's simple really

• Think about one of
life's earliest lessons:
• The Stove Can Burn
You!
 How Do Kids Learn?
• Using each of the strategies, how would a child learn this
lesson?
• Auditory?
• Listening learners heard their mother, believed the
information, and never touched a stove
• Visual?
• Seeing learners watched their brother touch the stove, and
never touched it
• Kinesthetic?
• Experience learners touched the stove; but only once!
Ouch!
Apply It

• Read each of the

following and decide
how each learning style
could be used to
achieve the task at hand
Problem #1:
• You need to paint a
room.
• How much paint
and what supplies
do you need?
• Auditory Learners might:
• Call a painter, a friend, or paint store, and ask them for instructions
before starting. Might attend a course on painting at the paint store.

• Visual Learners might:

• Look online for answers, read several websites. Go to a bookstore
and find books and magazines about home improvement and
painting. Go to the paint store and read the back of paint cans.
Watch a course at the paint store.

• Kinesthetic Learners might:

• Go buy a can of paint, a brush, and start painting. If there's not
enough paint or you have the wrong brush, you just buy more.
Eventually you learn how much paint and what supplies are
required.
Problem #2:
• You need to certify in First
Aid so you can become
leader of a Scout Troop.
• You haven't studied First Aid
since you were a child.
• You decide to take a course
at the YMCA.
• Auditory Learners might:
• You find yourself at the front of the class with a pen and
paper, writing notes about everything the teacher says. You
might be nervous about actually doing mouth-to-mouth on
the dummy.
• Visual Learners might:
• You get a book about First Aid from the library and do some
online research before ever attending the class, and
immediately start reading the classroom handouts before the
instructor even calls roll.
• Kinesthetic Learners might:
• You walk in, see the dummies, bandages, splints, and other
equipment and can't wait to try it all - the lecture might be
dull and boring to you.
Conclusion
• Every individual is unique and possesses different characteristics.
• Interests and talents may influence a person’s choice to participate in
certain activities both inside and outside of school.
• Teens should also consider different types of intelligences and
learning styles
• Personal characteristics and learning styles influence leadership in
many ways
WORKING TIME:
• Complete the “What Kind of
Learner Are You?” survey
• “Learning Skills Survey” worksheet
(BLM 1.1.9a)
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