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Overview of Presentation

• What is Brain based learning?• The Brain• Criteria of Brain based learning• 12 Principles• Conclusion

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What is Brain based Learning?

• Brain based learning (BBL) is defined as"learning in accordance with the way the brain isnaturally designed to learn" (Jensen, 2006)

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Human Brain• Mass : 3 lbs / 1.4 kg (2% of body mass)

• 78 % water, 10% fat, 8% protein

• Consumes 20% of oxygen and energy: deepthinking may use up to 50 % of the fuel and oxygen.

• 150 to 200 billion neurons

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• The brain is made up of three main parts:

▫ Forebrain/ Cerebrumemotion, learning, memory

▫ BrainstemSends and receive information

▫ Hindbrain/CerebellumCoordination and movement

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Learning

• Two modifications in brain as learning takes place(DurbachDurbach 2000)2000)

1.1. change the internal structure of the neurons, especially the area ofchange the internal structure of the neurons, especially the area ofsynapses.synapses.

2.2. An increase in the number of synapses (more dendrites) between An increase in the number of synapses (more dendrites) betweenneuronsneurons

• Neurotransmitters and hormones, are involvedin memory.

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12 Principles of Brain Based Learning

• Developed by Renate N. Caine, and Geoffrey Caine

• Four(4) criteria▫ The phenomena described by the principle must

be universal

▫ Research documenting any one specific principleshould emerge from several different disciplines

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▫ The principle should anticipate future research

▫ The research should provide implications for practice

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Principle #1: All learning engages the physiology

• Anything that affects our physiological function will directly have an impact on our learningcapacity.

• Stress, threat, lack of nutrition, sleep deprivationare factors that may affect one's physiology, thuslearning processes.

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• Therefore,

• Student’s physiological needs must be met

• Teach students on impact of poornutrition, drugs, sleep deprivation

• Canteens should prepare nutritious meals

• Encourage students to engage inphysical activities

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Principle #2 : The brain/mind is social• Each human on planet Earth have the natural urge to

socialize (to Gopnik, Meltzoff, and Kuhl ,1999)

• “contact urge”

• Our social need is biological in origin

• Social interactions changes brain structure (synapticconnections )

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• Interactions lead to better retention ofinformation

• Allow more group discussion in classroom

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Principle # 3: The search for meaningis innate• Every human being is driven to search for

meaning (D’Arcangelo, 1998 )

• It is an innate feature of humans (Caine & Caine,1990)

• Brain is constantly creating (Hill 2001) and seekingmeaning (Jensen, 2008)

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• To be meaningfulmeaningful students must care about theinformation or consider it importantimportant

• Teach by▫ Encouraging curiosity ▫ Have challenging task ▫ Allow opportunity for discovery

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Principle # 4: The search for meaningoccurs through patterning

• The Brain resist meaningless patterns

• Brain remembers information better if it isencoded in patterns

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• The assumption is that a subject can be fragmented into little bits, and when presentedwith the bits, students will be able to assemblethe parts and emerge with the whole--- eventhough they’re never provided with an inklingof the whole. (Jensen)

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Principle # 5: Emotions are critical topatterning• drive learning and memory . It affects how and what students learn

• without emotions, there can be no effective long-term memory

• students must feel passion and emotion about what they are learning

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• Our emotions have a strong effect on our brains.It can contribute to the development of strongerneuronal network. (Zull 2003).

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• Create environment that supports emotionalneeds (Cains 1990)

• Experience remembered better if they areexciting

• Teach by ▫ Engineering controversy ▫ Role playing▫ Physical activity (competitive)

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Principle # 6: The brain/mind processesparts and wholes simultaneously

• Stems from research done on split brainresearch

• Each side of brain in unique

• But both sides work together

• Left brain processes more in parts, while right brain process information as wholes

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“When scientific principle are taught, they are bestunderstood with it is in context of living science(Caines 1990)”

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