Learning is an important aspect of growth that determines how fast a person will move from one stage of life to the other. In facilitating this process, the brain plays an important role by helping an individual to grasp and master basic principles. Researches that have been done have proved that the brain is divided into two sections, the right and the left. These sections play a vital role in the learning process and become the basis on which differences in learning capabilities are derived. They are mostly associated with gender where by a particular section is more active than the other is. The left and the right brain have been designed differently where by the left is more analytic while the right is simultaneous in its processing (Wong, 2008). We shall be looking at the characters of the left and the right brain and how they determine the process of learning.
Right verses left-brain
The left brain responds more to verbal information compared to the right which responds to visual. This implies that an individual whose left brain is more active than the right will learn effectively using theoretical information while the other will prefer practical images. The left-brain respond to words and tries to figure out their meaning while right will respond to the tone. When processing information, the left-brain will follow a set sequence of information while the right brain will pick the information randomly. This means that when it comes to understanding issues, the left-brain will desire to follow it from the very beginning to the end while the right brain does not require a particular series, it can begin processing it from anywhere and still find meaning. The left-brain is more logical which means that an individual will act according to logic. This is contrary to the right brain that acts according to emotions (Blakemore, 2005). A left brained person will make decisions basing on logic while the right brained one will make them basing on how they feel and perceive.
When it comes to planning, the left-brain plans way a head of time while the right brain tends to make prompt decisions without a consideration of the future. When it comes to memory, the left-brain is good at recalling people’s names while the right brain will recall faces. In physical expression, the left-brain compels an individual to speak more and use fewer gestures while the right brain will compel them to use fewer words and more gestures. In keeping time, left brained people are punctual compared to right brained ones who do not value the essence of time management (Given, 2002). The left-brain is designed to study well in a formal environment while the right one will concentrate best when there is some music or sound at the background. There is also a tendency for the left-brain to grasp information when studying in a bright light while the left-brain will require mobility.
We realize that when learning, there are people who are good at theoretical subjects while others thrive best in practical. All this has to do with which part of the brain is active. Despite the fact that each individual has two sets of brain, they cannot be both active simultaneously. This is the reason why you fins that the characters displayed by people are dominated by either the right or the left-brain. This also determines the subjects and careers they will choose and what they will prefer to do even for leisure (Springer, 2004). Left brained people will not just take information at is, they will analyze it validity by taking it through the procedures of why, when how and why. Those whose right brain is active will not go much into such details and basically take the information as it is. This makes it difficult to convince those who are left-brained as they have to look beyond what you are telling them. Those who use the right brain will not raise many questions concerning an issue and chose to believe it just as it has been presented.
It has been argued that females are associated with the left-brain while the males are associated with the right. This is mainly because of the different ways through which they reason and respond to issues. Knowing the difference between how the left and the right brain respond the environment is necessary especially in helping them learn. As children grow up, they can be helped to keep passé by understanding their different capabilities and capacities. The teacher is able to balance teaching skills considering that there are people who will respond better symbols while others will respond better to words. At times, depending on the brain function of the teacher, he or she may be one sided in his approach and blame students for not grasping the information faster. They fail to understand that when they use a particular teaching style, such as gestures and symbols, some students will understand the concept faster while others will prefer to just listen to what the teacher is saying whether they demonstrate or not.
Reference list
Blakemore, S. (2005). The Learning Brain: Lessons for Education. New York: John Wiley & Sons.
Given, B. (2002). Teaching to the Brain's Natural Learning Systems. London: ASCD.
Springer, S. (2004). Left Brain, Right Brain: Use/Abuse of Science. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
Wong, L. (2008). Essential Study Skills. London: Cengage Learning.
