Left Brain & Right

Brain Thinking
PRESENTED BY :
DRISHTI AGARWAL 1678
KRUTIKA KANOJIA 1697
URVASHI DHARIA 1690
SAKINA GHADIALI 1692
POOJA KHATIK 1701
 What does it mean?
 An important factor to understanding learning
styles is understanding brain functioning.

 Both sides of the brain can reason, but by

different strategies, and one side may be
dominant over the other.

 A middle brain person shares those of both left

brain and right brain characteristics.
 What does it mean? (cont.)
• A left brain (successive processor) prefers to
learn in a step-by-step sequential format,
beginning with details leading to a conceptual
understanding of a skill.

• A right brain (simultaneous processor) prefers to

learn beginning with the general concept and
then going on to specifics.
 LEFT BRAIN

Brian Dominance

Linear Symbolic Sequential

 Left Brain, Here You Are!
O Left brain individuals process information in a
linear manner.
O They take pieces to the puzzle, line them up,
and arrange them in logical order. From this
drawing their conclusion to the puzzle.
O Left brain persons are list makers. They enjoy
making a master schedule and doing daily
planning.
 Left Brain, Here You Are!
O People of left brain are usually good spellers
because spelling involves sequence.
O Left brains also work in the linear and
sequential processing of math and following
directions.
O They have no trouble processing symbols,
memorizing vocabulary words and math
formulas.
Left Brain Characteristics
O Rational
O Respond to verbal instructions
O Controlled, systematic experiments
O Problem solves logically and sequentially
looking at the parts of things
O Makes objective judgments
O Looks at differences
O Is planned and structured
O Prefers established, certain information.
Left Brain Characteristics
O Analytic reader
O Primary reliance on language in thinking and
remembering
O Prefers multiple choice test
O Controls feelings
O Prefers hierarchical authority structures
O Sees cause and effect
O Draws on previously accumulated, organized
information.
O Is planned and structured
 Right Brain

Brain Dominance

Holistic Concrete Random

Right Brain, Here You Are!
O While left brain people think in logical order,
right brain process from a whole to a part,
holistically.
O Right brain have difficulty in following a
lecture unless they are given the big picture
first.
O It is important for a right brained person to
read a chapter prior to lecture to better
understand what is being discussed.
 Right Brain, Here You Are!
O The approach of a right brained person is random.

O Because of the random nature of a right brain, they

should make list and schedules to help them stay
on track.
O Right brain people are color sensitive. Try using
colors to establish sequences.
O They may know the right answer to a problem, but are
not sure how they got it.
 Right Brain Characteristics
O Right brain people are concrete.

O They want to see, feel, or touch the real object.

O Right brain individuals may have trouble learning to

read using phonics.
O They prefer to see words in context and to see how
formulas work.
O Create opportunities for hands on activities to use
your right brain.
 Right Brain Characteristics
O Intuitive
O Responds to demonstrated instructions
O Open-ended, random experiments
O Problem solves with hunches, looking for patterns
O Makes subjective judgments
O Looks at similarities
O Is fluid and spontaneous
O Prefers elusive, uncertain information