Running head: BRAIN-COMPATIBLE LEARNING

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BRAIN-COMPATIBLE LEARNING Brain-Compatib e Learning in Pro!e""iona Ro e" The app i)ation o! brain-ba"ed earning )an be "een in mu tip e pro!e""iona !ie d"/ E'en though re"ear)h regarding the 0a1 in 0hi)h one interpret"- retain"- and then imp ement" ne0 2no0 edge i" re ati'e 1 ne0- brain-)ompatib e earning ha" great potentia / I i2e to thin2 o! the

three primar1 e ement" that ha'e been imp emented in the "tud1 o! brain-ba"ed earning mu)h i2e the b ind men and the e ephant/ The !ie d" o! p"1)ho og1- neuro")ien)e- and edu)ation are a" di'er"e a" the1 are "imi ar/ A three "hare )omponent" that )ontribute to ho0 human" earn and pro)e"" in!ormation/ Ea)h ha" it" o0n uni3ue !o)u" regarding earning/ But- mu)h i2e a pu44 ethe theor1 o! brain-)ompatib e earning 0ou d be in)omp ete 0ithout one o! the "ub5e)t"/ I 'ie0 man1 thing" in i!e- in) uding thi" topi)- a" a !ood )hain o! "ort"/ There are man1 0or2ing part"- and 0hen a part i" mi""ing- the !ood )hain )o ap"e" in upon it"e !/ That being "aidm1 !uture pro!e""iona goa i" to be)ome a ) ini)a p"1)ho ogi"t/ 6hen I thin2 o! )oun"e ing a ) ient- I 0ant to ma2e "ure I pro'ide the mo"t e!!e)ti'e and thorough "er'i)e po""ib e/ 6ithout one o! the pie)e" in p a)e- I 0i be unab e to !u !i that goa / P"1)ho og1 0i be m1 main !o)a point- but the 2no0 edge o! neuro")ien)e and edu)ation are "upport beam" !or that !oundation/ 7or e8amp e- through both neuro")ien)e and edu)ation- I ha'e earned that !eta a )oho "1ndrome )an a!!e)t a per"on" attention "pan/ I! I 0ere to ha'e a ) ient that un!ortunate 1 "u!!ered !rom thi" a!! i)tion- I 0ou d ha'e to ta2e that into )on"ideration 0hen )ommuni)ating 0ith themand !ind a ternate e8er)i"e" to u"e in order to he p 2eep their attention/ Edu)ation ha" brought !orth "ome "igni!i)ant in"ight" into p"1)ho og1 !or me a" 0e / 7or e8amp e- mu tip e inte igen)e" app ie" 5u"t a" mu)h to edu)ation a" it doe" to p"1)ho og1/ 6hen !ir"t meeting 0ith a ) ient- I p an to gauge through a "ur'e1 or other unobtru"i'e too their 0a1 o! earning- and thu"- )ommuni)ating/ Certain e8er)i"e" 0i be more e!!e)ti'e on "ome ) ient" than the1 0ou d be on other" ba"ed on the 0a1 in 0hi)h the1 'ie0 and pro)e"" in!ormation/ (ome

BRAIN-COMPATIBLE LEARNING e8er)i"e" in 0hi)h the ) ient intera)t" 0ith ob5e)t" 0i ma2e a greater impre""ion on them i! the1

are prone to be a more bodi 1 2ine"theti) earner/ In other )a"e"- e8er)i"e" "u)h a" art therap1 ma1 ha'e more meaning !or "omeone 0ho i" more 'i"ua 1 inte igent/ The )ombination o! p"1)ho og1- neuro")ien)e- and edu)ation into term" "u)h a" brain)ompatib e earning 0i impa)t both m1 e!!e)ti'ene"" a" a )oun"e or- and the e8perien)e that m1 ) ient" re)ei'e/