Teaching and Learning Handbook (A Best Practice Guide)
Teaching and Learning Handbook (A Best Practice Guide)
The Whole Brain Model
The Whole Brain Model was developed as the Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument. It was developed for use with adults in business and is therefore more suited to literate adults than younger learners and, as such, could be quite useful for our students. It takes the concept of the right/left brain hemispheres and identifies four learning styles. Like VAK this model emphasises that all styles should be developed by an individual, although there are likely to be strong preferences.
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Students with this preference like to acquire and quantify facts, analyse, think through ideas and form theories.
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Students with this preference like to take initiative, use intuition, construct concepts and synthesise content.
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Students with this preference like to organise and structure information, make sequences and practice activities.
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Students with this preference like to share ideas, work with others, relate experiences to learning and be active.
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The benefit of the model is in encouraging a range of teaching strategies that will appeal to 'left and right brain' learners.