Summary
The major purpose of the study was to see the impact and effectiveness of brain based learning environment in secondary schools. It was hypothesized that there would be no difference in use of brain based learning and traditional method of teaching in secondary schools with respect to their effectiveness. The results of this study brought out a clear picture of the effectiveness of brain based learning on students' academic achievement, which may serve as a useful input for improving these practices that influence development of students' academic achievement. The population of the study comprised the students reading in government secondary schools of NWFP. A sample of 50 10th class science students of Government high school Sikander Khel Bala Bannu was evenly balanced. In order to collect data from sample students, a pre-test in physics was developed and personally administered. The class was divided in two groups, Experimental group and Controlled group; each group having 25 students. Experimental group was taught by brain based learning while controlled group by traditional method for data collection. At the end a post-test was administered to both groups. The data obtained was tabulated, analyzed and interpreted by using appropriate tests of significance, such as mean, standard deviation, t-test and coefficient of variation. The level of significance was 0.05. On the basis of results and discussion, it was concluded that brain based learning method is more significant as compare to traditional methods. There should be a countrywide program to train teachers according to the demands of the new era.
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The Impact of Brain Based Learning On Students Academic Achievement
1. Introduction
According to research on brain-based learning, environments, diet, amount of sleep, music, color, oxygen, movement, exercise, and water intake all affect the way our brain responds and learns. The important thing for teachers is to decide what, where and how much should be done in order to get the students to learn effectively. By getting students' style inventory, the teachers are able to address their two brain lobes. Education should deal with both the necessity of human brain and the design of how it learns. 'To reach the design and artistry, to recognize the level of meaning, to use the indicators of meaning are three basic elements of BBL (Caine and Caine, 1994; 1997; Caine et al, 1999). We need an environment which gives possibility for taking safe risks to inc...See the full content of this document
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