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Zelazo, Philip David; Blair, Clancy B.; Willoughby, Michael T. – National Center for Education Research, 2016
Executive function (EF) skills are the attention-regulation skills that make it possible to sustain attention, keep goals and information in mind, refrain from responding immediately, resist distraction, tolerate frustration, consider the consequences of different behaviors, reflect on past experiences, and plan for the future. As EF research…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Attention Control, Educational Research, Learning Processes
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Bollet, Robert M.; Fallon, Santiago – Educational Media International, 2002
Discussion of the concepts of learning and training focuses on how to incorporate the whole brain in the learning process when personalizing electronic learning. Suggests that trainers will need to learn teaching strategies that embrace the right brain's need for time and space to examine, contemplate, integrate, and utilize information.…
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Individualized Instruction, Information Utilization, Learning Processes
Christensen, Lois M. – 1991
There are various learning styles, each with its own characteristics. Some researchers have associated the different styles with specific brain hemispheres. In the past teachers generally have taught with one type of learning style in mind, with much emphasis placed on the outcomes of learning. Increased attention should be paid to the individual…
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Style