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Split-Brain Theory and Recent Results in Brain Research: Implications for the Design of Instruction.
Hand, James D. – 1984
This review of the literature on the workings of the brain in relation to learning and instructional design reviews recent research on both long- and short-term memory, and discusses findings on lateralized or "split-brain" functions. Problems associated with short-term memory are also considered, and the concept of the Tribune Brain is…
Descriptors: Brain, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Instructional Design, Lateral Dominance
Woodruff, Melba D. – 1986
Second language educators need to examine in greater depth the learning processes of young children in order to provide them with the kind of teaching they need in order to really learn. This means searching other fields to learn as much as possible about: questioning strategies and the development of critical thinking skills; hemispheric…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Cognitive Style, Critical Thinking, FLES
