Appendix A: Brain-based Learning Definitions
— Mastery Learning- The goal of mastery learning approaches is to have all students learn instructional material at roughly equivalent, high levels.
— Learning Styles- Are different approaches or ways of learning. There are four major learning styles: visual (learn through seeing); auditory (learn through listening); and tactile/kinesthetic (learn through moving, doing, touching).
— Multiple Intelligences- Developed by Howard Gardner, there are seven different ways to demonstrate intellectual ability: visual/spatial, verbal linguistic, logical/mathematical, bodily/kinesthetic, musical/rhythmic, interpersonal, and intrapersonal.
— Cooperative Learning- Is the instructional use of small groups so that students work together to maximize their own and each other's learning.
— Practical Stimulations- The use of various methods to stimulation student learning, for example talking to expand student vocabulary.
— Experiential Learning- Experiential education is a philosophy and methodology in which educators purposefully engage with learners in direct experience and focused reflection in order to increase knowledge, develop skills, and clarify values. From the AEE (Association for Experiential Education) Website: http://www.aee.org/ndef.html.
— Problem-based learning- Problem-based learning is student centered approach that challenges them to learn through engagement in a real problem.
— Movement Education- Students learn through moving around, which activates regions of the brain.
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