The Brain & Mind in Learning

Theory Review: The Brain and Mind in Learning Amelia Boggess Department of Educational Studies, Ball State University EDAC 635: Strategies for Teaching Adults Dr. Bo Chang February 21, 2021 Name Commented On Amelia Boggess Samuel Martin's Learning Styles Amelia Boggess Patricia Kupchik's Physical Learning Environment For educators, there are seemingly incalculable channels of theoretical studies available to assist in understanding the learner and the learning process. Among one of the most valuable of these channels is the relationship between the brain and mind and its impact on learning. MacKeracher (2004) states, “To understand learning fully, we need to consider cognitive aspects of learning and explore the relationship between brain and mind” (p. 92). The theories and research available within this context are vast in number. However, for the purpose of application to the education of adult learners, this theory review will focus on the following three theories: the triu...

  Your Name Commented On Taylor Glaser  Cara Johnson   The Brain and Mind in Adult Learning Taylor Glaser   Theoretical Points             Leaning happens in the brain. In order to be better educator’s, we must not only understand the brain and mind but know how to leverage its structure and functions to ensure that learning takes place in an effective and deep manner. The act of learning causes the brain to change physically. Zull (2006) describes several studies that show more connections in portions of the brain that are engaged in learning while the learner is actively using what we learned but if the learner stops using that knowledge or making those connections, the brain reverts back to the previous state. Taylor and Lamoreaux (2008) describe this phenomenon as the neurons becoming wired together as the fire together. The neurons don’t just make one connection, the make several connections and grow “b...

  Theory Review:  Leslee Watson-Flores Theory Review:  Brain and Mind Leslee Watson-Flores EDAC 635, Spring 2021 Professor Bo Chang February 21, 2021 Student Name Commented On Leslee Watson-Flores Amelia Boggess Leslee Watson-Flores Patricia Kupchik Historically, instructional practices have been primarily based upon traditional teaching techniques and ways of thinking instead of being based upon knowledge of how brains work (Rodgers, 2015).  Prior to the 1990s, much of what scientists knew about the human brain was based upon experimental studies of rat brains or on damaged human brains which required surgical intervention for repair. The development of technologies such as PET scans and MRIs have made it possible for scientists to study healthy human brains and how they function in learning (McGeehan, 2015). These studies have allowed neuroscience to flourish and have paved the way for the development of educational theories like brain-based learning. Main Theore...