Left vs right
Is there Fact or Fiction of the Left and Right Brain?
As an instructor, lifelong learner as well as parent my eyes have been opened to the fact that there can be more than one way of learning. This brought me to look into the right brain verses the left brain theory. Is there truth to the right brain versus the left brain theory or is it just that, a theory? I found out what kind of learner I am with a simple questionnaire that was taken to narrow these options down. My learning style is more on the visual side of the process of learning. I agree with the questionnaire that I took and that it gave me the right assessment. I also asked for the assistance of my spouse to participate and compare her results with me. According to a quiz through The Art Institute of Vancouver my spouse is left brain dominant at 61%. The study tells us that she is "known as a critical thinker who uses logic and sense to collect information." My results from the same quiz told me that I am right brain dominant at 54%. The question that has yet to be answered is whether or not a person is only a left or right brain learner. For years there have been talks about the existence of the different learning styles, and the lack of proof of their existence. The average instructors will tell you that every persons learning styles are different. Whether it may be a visual learner that learns through pictures or a demonstration, or a hands on learner who has to touch everything to get a solid grasp of the task or idea. The average person assumes that these two types of learning are the only two types. After some research and some thought you will find that this is not the truth. In 1981, Dr. Roger W. Sperry learned that there is communication between the two hemispheres of the brain. He discovered during his research into the effects of epilepsy, that when the communication link between the two hemispheres, the corpus colossus was severed. The
As an instructor, lifelong learner as well as parent my eyes have been opened to the fact that there can be more than one way of learning. This brought me to look into the right brain verses the left brain theory. Is there truth to the right brain versus the left brain theory or is it just that, a theory? I found out what kind of learner I am with a simple questionnaire that was taken to narrow these options down. My learning style is more on the visual side of the process of learning. I agree with the questionnaire that I took and that it gave me the right assessment. I also asked for the assistance of my spouse to participate and compare her results with me. According to a quiz through The Art Institute of Vancouver my spouse is left brain dominant at 61%. The study tells us that she is "known as a critical thinker who uses logic and sense to collect information." My results from the same quiz told me that I am right brain dominant at 54%. The question that has yet to be answered is whether or not a person is only a left or right brain learner. For years there have been talks about the existence of the different learning styles, and the lack of proof of their existence. The average instructors will tell you that every persons learning styles are different. Whether it may be a visual learner that learns through pictures or a demonstration, or a hands on learner who has to touch everything to get a solid grasp of the task or idea. The average person assumes that these two types of learning are the only two types. After some research and some thought you will find that this is not the truth. In 1981, Dr. Roger W. Sperry learned that there is communication between the two hemispheres of the brain. He discovered during his research into the effects of epilepsy, that when the communication link between the two hemispheres, the corpus colossus was severed. The