...Session R4F The effect of brain-based instruction to improve on students’ academic achievement in social studies instruction Assist. Prof. Bilal Duman Muğla Univeristy Faculty of Education Department of Educational Science E-mail: bduman@mu.edu.tr 48000 Kötekli/Muğla/TURKEY Office: +90 0252 211.1816, Fax: +90 0252 .223. 84.91, Mobile: 0535.896.12.38 Abstract -The purpose of study is to compare social studies instruction based on the brain-based instruction (BBI) and traditional teacher-centered method, and to search the effects of BBI on elementary school sixth grade in social studies instruction students’ academic achievement and motivation In the study which is designed as an experimental research; traditional teaching, and brain-based instruction have been selected as independent variables, and academic achievement have been selected as dependent variables. The research design consists of pre-test, post-test, one experimental group and one control group The sample of the study consisted sixth grade students which were selected randomly from two separate classes of Türdü 100th year Primary School in Muğla. One of these classes has been randomly assigned as “experimental group” and the other one as “control group” of the study. Instruction in the control group was carried out in accordance with traditional teacher-centered method and in the experimental group instruction was done in accordance with brain-based learning and teaching principles. Data from dependent variables...
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...Cognitive Information Processing versus Brain-Based Learning Germaine Milliner University of Phoenix This paper is a comparative analysis of cognitive information processing and brain-based learning. It will also detail their similarities and differences. Cognitive information processing studies the way an individual learns. According to Gredler (2009), it also includes “a variety of processes whereby individuals perceive, encode, remembers, recall and apply information or knowledge”. My understanding of this is that, learning is an individual awareness to the things going on around him from his prior experiences, memory, recalling the information and how it is applied. Gredler (2009 cites), “The brain is not a passive consumer of information.... The stored memories and information-processing strategies of our cognitive system interact with the sensory information received from the environment, selectively attend to this information, relate it to memory, and actively construct meaning for it. (Wittrock, 1990, p. 348).” The brain is a very active user of information. Our prior knowledge and experiences collaborate with the sensory information or stimuli from the environment, processes it, store it in long term memory, which then is recalled when needed. According to Ozell (2009), this concepts see answers to four questions, such as: “(1) How is the information taken from the outside? (2) How is the new information processed? (3) How is information stored in long term...
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...------------------------------------------------- My Target In this episode, I must be able to * Write evidence of the application of some guiding principles in the selection and use of teaching strategies. * ------------------------------------------------- My Performance (how will be I rated) Field study 2, Episode 1 – principles of learning Focused on: Application of the principles of learning in the teaching- learning process | Task | Exemplary (4) | Superior (3) | Satisfactory(2) | Unsatisfactory(1) | Observation/ Documentation | All task were done with outstanding quality; work exceeds expectation | All or nearly all task were done with high quality | Nearly all task were done with acceptable quality | Fewer than half of task were done; or most objectives met but with poor quality | My Analysis | -Analysis questions were answered completely; in depth answers; thoroughly grounded on theories-Exemplary grammar and spelling. | -Analysis questions were answered completely-Clear connection with theories -Grammar and spelling are superior | -Analysis question were not answered completely-Vaguely related to the theories-Grammar and spelling acceptable | -Analysis questions were not answered-Grammar and spelling unsatisfactory | My Reflection | Reflection statements are profound and clear, supported by experiences from the episodes. | Reflection statements are clear, but not clearly supported by experiences from the episodes. | Reflection statements are shallow; supported by experiences...
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...Applied Behavioral Analysis a piece of the puzzle Carl Lewis CM107 11/15/2015 Prof Eric Holmes Applied Behavioral Analysis a piece of the puzzle Treatment alone can't give help to children with autism, Complete backing of family, educators and cohorts are needed as well. ABA, Applied Behavioral analysis, is essentially the utilization of behavioral standards, to ordinary circumstances, that will, after some time, build or decline focused on practices. ABA has been utilized to offer people some assistance with acquiring a wide range of abilities, for example, dialect aptitudes, Self-Improvement aptitudes, and play aptitudes; what's more, these standards can diminish maladaptive practices, for example, hostility, self-stimulatory practices, and self-damage. Autistic Spectrum disorder (ASD) and Autism are both general terms for complex issues of the brain. These issue are described, in shifting degrees, by troubles in social cooperation, verbal and nonverbal correspondence and the repeating of behaviors Above all else, it is now understood that there is no one reason for the cause of Autism just like there is more than one form of Autism. In the course of the most recent five years, researchers have recognized various uncommon quality changes, or transformations, connected with mental imbalance. Autism Spectrum Disorders are characterized by significant impairments in social interaction and communication skills, as well as by the presence of extremely challenging behaviors...
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...supervised classification (SC). In this paper we approached an algorithmic method that aims to combine UC and SC, where the information obtained during UC is not discarded, but is used as an initial step toward subsequent SC. Thus, the power of both image analysis strategies can be combined in an integrative computational procedure. This is achieved by applying “Hyper-BF network”. Here we worked a different procedures for the training, preprocessing and vector quantization in the application to medical image segmentation and also present the segmentation results for multispectral 3D MRI data sets of the human brain with respect to the tissue classes “ Gray matter”, “ White matter” and “ Cerebrospinal fluid”. We correlate manual and semi automatic methods with the results. Keywords: Image analysis, Hebbian learning rule, Euclidean metric, multi spectral image segmentation, contour tracing. Introduction: Segmentation can be defined as the identification of meaningful image components. It is a fundamental task in image processing providing the basis for any kind of further highlevel image analysis. In medical image processing, a wide range of application is based on segmentation. A possible realization of high-level image analysis principle is the acquisition and processing of multisprectral image data sets, which forms the basis of the segmentation approach. A good survey is provided by the list of citations published in [1] that may serve as a good...
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...Left Versus Right Brain And The Impacts Learning Human brain has two hemispheres with different function and each has an impact in human learning. The left hemisphere The element of human linear reasoning and language is performed by the left hemisphere. This means that it is the part of the brain responsible for things as grammar and vocabulary (Kalat, 2009). With linear reasoning, this simply gives an added advantage of numerical computation to the persons with the left brain part being dominant (angelfire, 2011). The difference in students’ ability to solve mathematical calculations is visible as students with dominant left hemisphere are associated with accurate and precise calculations when it comes to solving calculation issues (Paradiso, Bears & Connors, 2007). When it comes to numerical comparisons, and estimations, such students are also observed to have a higher hand in accuracy and exactness.In addition, where the left brain hemisphere is dominant, the student is characterized by better memory and retrieval of direct facts (angelfire, 2011).This means even in exams and tests based on curriculum, such people are in a better position to pass as they can fully and clearly understand instructions as well as retrieve what they have learnt easily and accurately (Paradiso, Bears & Connors, 2007). Talking of accurate calculations and estimates means better reasoning and number skills. Most of the time, such persons are good logical or sequential thinkers full...
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...Neuropsychologia journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/neuropsychologia The neural basis of implicit learning and memory: A review of neuropsychological and neuroimaging research Paul J. Reber n Department of Psychology, Northwestern University, 2029 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208, United States art ic l e i nf o a b s t r a c t Article history: Received 6 November 2012 Received in revised form 14 June 2013 Accepted 15 June 2013 Available online 24 June 2013 Memory systems research has typically described the different types of long-term memory in the brain as either declarative versus non-declarative or implicit versus explicit. These descriptions reflect the difference between declarative, conscious, and explicit memory that is dependent on the medial temporal lobe (MTL) memory system, and all other expressions of learning and memory. The other type of memory is generally defined by an absence: either the lack of dependence on the MTL memory system (nondeclarative) or the lack of conscious awareness of the information acquired (implicit). However, definition by absence is inherently underspecified and leaves open questions of how this type of memory operates, its neural basis, and how it differs from explicit, declarative memory. Drawing on a variety of studies of implicit learning that have attempted to identify the neural correlates of implicit learning using functional neuroimaging and neuropsychology, a theory of implicit memory is presented that...
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...IQ and Learning Styles Allana Robinson PSY 104 Child and Adolescent Development Michelle Wright September 21, 2015 According to Gardner, we are all able to know the world through language, logical-mathematical analysis, spatial representation, musical thinking, and the use of the body to solve problems or to make things an understanding of other individuals and an understanding of ourselves. Where individuals differ is in the strength of these intelligences and in the ways in which such intelligences are invoked and combined to carry out different tasks, solve diverse problems, and progress in various domains. Gardner says that these differences, “challenge an educational system that assumes that everyone can learn the same materials in the same way and that a uniform, universal measure suffices to test student learning. Gardner argues that a contrasting set of assumptions is more likely to be educationally effective. I think I possess an intrapersonal learning which is understanding one’s own interests and goals. Learning through interaction and more in tune with one’s feelings. I am more independent with my learning especially with deciding to be taking online courses for my degree. (Lane, n.d.). The Theory of Multiple Intelligences Howard Gardner talks about the different types of intelligences in one of his most famous pieces, “The Theory of Multiple Intelligences.” Intelligence is a general skill that is found in variable amounts in all persons. Gardner...
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...VARK Analysis Ann Prakash Grand Canyon University School of Nursing April 24, 2016 What is learning? Learning is relatively permanent change or modification of behavior that is not part of only growth or maturation. Each human being differs to the way he or she processes information received and formed in conjunction with personal experiences It is linked to the five senses of hearing, seeing, touching, smell and taste. It is also linked to intelligence, personality, information processing, family and social interactions, environmental factors such as sound, light, temperature, emotional factors such as motivation, persistence, positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, higher learning factors such as conceptualization, experiences, transforming information, physical factors such as food, drink. There are different parts of the brain associated with different styles of learning such as, visual learning takes place in occipital learning, auditory earning in temporal cortex, text learning is in the integration of part of the brain called bocce’s and veronicas in dominant hemisphere associated with secondary visual cortex. For kinesthetic learning it is the parietal cortex. The frontal cortex of the brain is involved in executive functioning and planning based on knowledge accumulated in various parts of the brain. There are three principles and four styles of learning. The three principles are classical conditioning...
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...Conflicts were found relating to how the team would progress through the needed tasks which lead to the completion of the project, differences in acquiring and sharing information, professional conduct, personality differences and differences in mindsets. Recommendations are provided in the report which are presented in order to alleviate the problems and to better the work efficiency of Team Equity of Intelligent Financial Solutions Consultants (Pvt.) Ltd. Table of Contents Contents Executive Summary 1 Table of Contents 2 Introduction 3 1.1 Terms of Reference 3 1.2 Main Points 3 1.3 Personal Effectiveness 3 1.4 An overview to the Evaluation Tests 4 Psychometric Tests and Results 5 Discussion 10 Overall Analysis 12 Problems and Conflicts 13 Conclusion 14 Recommendation 15 Reference List 16 Appendix 1 17 Appendix 2 24 1. Introduction 1.1 Terms of Reference * As the Human Resource manager Mr. Ranjan Ferdinando of Intelligent Financial Solutions Consultants has requested to investigate a Personnel effectiveness evaluation, this report has been formatted to meet the criteria set off by the manager. * Moreover, the report is a logical testimony which depicts the personal traits of the members of Team Equity that would highlight individual attributes for instance team spirit, leadership, motivation and personality etc. * Team Equity of IFS is a newly formed...
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...Importance of Eduactional Games According to AJ Martin (July 13, 2013) in his case study entitled “Video Games as a Part of Life” he stated that, “Some parents see video games as a brain-damaging waste of time, but recent studies show the opposite, video games help people, no wonder why they use it for rehab, training and just plain fun. It’s no secret that the Philippines is addicted to video games, in fact if you’re in a city in the Philippines, you can find an internet cafe within walking distance, and if you enter that internet cafe, there are bound to be teenagers there playing DotA or Counter-Strike or some other game. This isn’t a bad thing because it develops friendship, teamwork and the ability to socialize. According to Jason B. Almonte (June 22, 2011) in his case study entitled “Implementation of a digital game-based learning environment for elementary Education” he stated that, “Video games have gained high popularity nowadays that researchers have taken an interest in its use as an educational medium. Based on previous studies on educational game development, the project has developed video games for mobile handheld devices that cover Grade 6 Philippine Educational System Science curriculum topics. It aims to serve as a supplement to the student to further augment what they have learned inside the classroom and be able to use it in practical applications. It aims to offer aid for topics that are difficult to learn by students or difficult to teach for educators...
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...Original Learning Styles Research Research by Barbara Prashnig For more information, contact: Technology Based Solutions 504 Floral Vale Blvd. Yardley, PA 19067 888.783.2283 www.asktbs.com 1 Table of Contents Achievement Gains Through Learning Styles Matching ......................................... 3 A Summary of Learning Style Preferences at Various Grade Levels...................... 5 Classroom Discipline............................................................................................... 5 Cognitive Style ........................................................................................................ 6 Counselling ............................................................................................................. 7 Cultural Comparisons.............................................................................................. 8 Emotional Elements and Achievement.................................................................. 11 Formal/Informal Preferences and Achievement .................................................... 11 Gifted/Non-Gifted Students ................................................................................... 11 Intake, Sound and Achievement ........................................................................... 13 Learning Disabilities .............................................................................................. 13 Learning Styles/Teaching Styles.....................................
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...Chapter 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction Student’s academic performance occupies a very important place in education as well as in the learning process. So to have better classroom performance and lower drop out incidence, many colleges require students to stay in school dormitories especially those students who live far from school like Cavite, Tarlac, Laguna, Batangas etc. It is widely believed that living in campus dormitory can acquire some benefits in their academic performance. Large universities provide a number of academic services in dormitories such as tutoring and student organizations that encourage an environment conducive to learning. Residence halls have served as an essential aspect of collegiate life since the early colonial colleges. Closely associated with the learning environment, early dorms housed faculty in the facilities to serve in the roles of counselors, supervisors, and educators. Historically, research on individual differences that bear on school success has focused on general intelligence. A century of empirical evidence has now unequivocally established that intelligence, defined as the “ability to understand complex ideas, to adapt effectively to the environment, to learn from experience, to engage in various forms of reasoning, to overcome obstacles by taking thought” (Neisser et al., 1996 , p. 77) has a monotonic, positive relationship with school success (Gottfredson, 2004; Kuncel, Ones, & Sackett, 2010 ; Lubinski, 2009...
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...CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM Introduction Learning environment refers to the physical characteristics of the surroundings of the students when learning. These may vary depending on environmental elements such as sound, light, temperature, and design (Tenedero, 2009). Sound is the first element of the learning environment. Most students are contented with only one sound inside the classroom. This sound refers to the teacher’s voice - explaining the lesson, giving out instructions or assignments, or scolding a student or the entire class (Tenedero, 2009). Some learners prefer total silence or minimum sound because sound acts as a distraction to their effective learning (Senge, 2006). A study done by an American, named James Wallace (2008), mentioned that Filipino students prefer a quiet environment rather than having music or other sounds when studying. However, there are researches which showed that many students prefer to listen to a lecture or study on their own with some background music on because it makes them more receptive to learning (Tenedero, 2009). Light is the second element of the learning environment. Brighter lightings can reduce visual problems, fatigue, and posture problems and produce effective learning which helps improve students’ academic performance (Jensen, 2006). However, research also shows that there are many students who perform significantly better in low light environments because bright lights make them restless, fidgety, and hyperactive. Dimmed...
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...think things through then make judgments. Certain human cognitive functions depend predominately on either the left or right hemisphere of the brain. In the first test I took, which was the brain dominance assessment, I have learned that I am most likely more dominant in the left side of my brain. Some characteristics of left brain dominance are being logical, verbal, and time oriented. After reading some of the differences that exist between the left and right hemispheres I have concluded that the assessment scores were as accurate as they could be. Prior to taking this evaluation I expected to have more dominance in the right side of my brain because I am right handed. The evidence provided by the website proves my prediction was incorrect. It also so states the most effective way for me to study would be with outlines, lecture notes, or the Cornell format. The next assessment test I took was associated with the terms of introversion and extraversion. Extraversion tends to be displayed in outgoing, talkative, active behavior, whereas introversion is showed in more reserved and solitary behavior. Introversion is the state of or tendency of being solely or predominantly concerned with and interested in one's own personal life. The testing scores stated I am most likely a more extroverted individual. I agree with the analysis but also noticed that I share behavior tendencies of both. The evaluation also went on to state that I rely on intuition more than sensing. Sensing...
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