Left Brain/Right Brain Learning
Over the course of writing the various papers and reading other papers, I have learned a lot about the different areas that affect learning and memory. Today, I am examining the theory of the right brain/left brain theory impact on learning and how methods of studying impact our learning and memory skills. When I graduated from high school and entered college for the first time, the college I went to tested and examined students to determine if students were more right brain or left brain oriented. They believed this would help counselors place students in the best classes and with the best teacher depending on their way of learning. They realized that understanding how we learn and process information was valuable for educators and students. I hadn’t thought much about it until now. As students we use every part of our brain in the learning process, and none of us are strictly “right brain only” or “left brain only,” most of us are either left brain or right brain dominant which means that not every teaching style completely fits our learning style. As the two types are discussed below, you will find that maybe you are both right and left brain while others may find that they have a preference for one over the other.
The left brain learner and the right brain learner are identified by the different characteristics attributed to them. Persons who experts believed to be left brain learners are recognized as analytical and organizers. If you find that you like structure and things in order you may be left brain thinker. These students in the classroom have a need for structure. A disorderly classroom and unorganized teacher would not be the ideal place for a student like this. Illustrations are very helpful to you if you are a left brain student because you have a need to understand and make sense of things around you. This not only affects you in classroom learning but in your workplace learning your job responsibilities. It...