Transcript Brain research

How People Learn
The Learning Organ
Our Training Must be Based on Research
James Zull
Apply This Research to Your Training
Think of
something
you teach
Check it
against these
brain-based
learning ideas
Brains are Designed for Survival
Scan the environment
Data
Information
Action
Reproduction
Survival
It feels good
It’s the Same for Learning
Scan the environment
Data
Information
We only pay
attention to what
we perceive as
useful to us
Action
Learning must
be authentic
and realistic
Inspire your students!
Brain Research Tells us How People Learn
All learning is brain-based. There is no other sort of learning!
Each brain is unique
It’s hard to undo a
wrong concept
Everyone will learn
in their own way
Disconnecting
neurons is difficult
Neurons need to
connect to existing
neurons
Need to build on
something known
Concrete examples
are best
(Constructivist theory)
Information = Understanding
Important Brain Locations
Nucleus basali
Amygdala
Septum
Globus
pallidus
Hypothalamus
Nucleus
accumbus
Chemicals
Acetylcholine
Dopamine
Enkephalins
Endorphins
Adrenaline
Remember these!
All learning involves emotions and feelings
We are social animals
Multiply
67
x47
= 3049
= 3149
The Learning Cycle
Sense
Sense
Integrate
Act
This Fits Nicely with the Felder Model
Sense
Integrate
Act
Preferred Action
• physical
• reflective
Preferred Organisation
• inductive / constructivist
• never deductive
No action
= no learning!
Sense
Preferred Data
• observations, facts
• ideas, concepts
How we gain
understanding
• sequential
• global
Preferred Sense
• visual
• verbal
No engagement
= no input
= no learning!
and Fits Nicely with Multiple Intelligences
Sense
Integrate
Visual
Verbal
Intrapersonal
Interpersonal
Maths-logic
Physical
Nature
Music
Act
Preferred Action
• physical
• reflective
No action
= no learning!
How we gain
understanding
• sequential
• global
Preferred Data
• observations, facts
• ideas, concepts
Preferred Sense
• visual
• verbal
No engagement
= no input
= no learning!
and with Kolb’s Learning Circle Model
Sense
Integrate
Act
Active testing
Abstract
hypothesis
Concrete
experience
Reflective
observation
This Doesn’t Work. Don’t Do It