Course Code: CORE8

Course Title: PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

Course Type: CORE
Pre-requisite: NONE
Co-requisite: NONE
Quarter: 1st
Course Topic: THE POWER OF THE MIND
Module: #6 Week: 6
Course Subtopic: The Whole Brain Theory
Understanding the Left and the Right Brain
How Right Brain Vs. Left Brain Thinking Impacts
Learning
Advantages of Using Both Sides of Your Brain
Mind Mapping
Mind Mapping Software Vs. Hand Drawn Maps
Course Description: This course makes senior high students aware of the
developmental stage that they are in, for them to
better understand themselves and the significant
people around them as they make important career
decisions as adolescents. The course addresses a key
concern in personal development. Personal
reflections, sharing and lectures help reveal and
articulate relevant concepts, theories, and tools in
different areas in psychology.
Course Outcomes (COs) and Relationship to Student Outcomes
Course Outcomes SO
After completing the course, the student must a b c d
be able to:
2. Make a list of ways to become responsible D I R
adolescents prepared for adult life and
manage the demands of teen years.
* Level: I- Introduced, R- Reinforced, D- Demonstrated

ACTIVITY 2:
TIMELINE: HUMAN BINGO

Instructions: Accomplish the Human Bingo by writing the names of

your friends that cross your mind.
Name: _____________________________ Grade &Section: ________________

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 THE POWER OF THE MIND

THE WHOLE BRAIN THEORY

By: Rocky Peak Leadership Center (2020)

The Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument (HBDI) is the world's leading

Thinking Styles Assessment Tool. It is at the core of the Herrmann
International's Whole Brained® Thinking Approach. It was developed in the
1970s by Ned Herrman, while he was a manager at General Electric, with more
than 30 years of research and innovation to stand behind the validity of the
HBDI.

In 1976, while researching the brain as the source of creativity, Ned Herrmann
learned of the pioneering brain research of Roger Sperry, Paul MacLean,
Joseph Bogen and Michael Gazzanaga. From their work it is clear that the
brain has four distinct and specialized structures.

Inspired by this research, Herrmann worked with EEG scans and, later, paper-
and-pencil questionnaires to identify four distinct types of thinking, each
roughly corresponding to one of the brain structures. The result of this
research is the Herrmann Whole Brain® Model. In August 1979, after many
tests, in-depth research, and mountains of data, Herrmann had developed a
valid self-assessment that enables individuals to understand their own
thinking style preferences, the HBDI.

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Example Example
The 120 question assessment, which is administered by an HBDI® Certified
Practitioner, evaluates and describes the degree of preference individuals have
for thinking in each of the four brain quadrants as depicted by the Herrmann
Whole Brain® Model.

The basis of Whole Brain Thinking and all Herrmann International learning
module, the HBDI® teaches you how to communicate with those who think the
same as you and those who think differently. Once an individual understands
his or her thinking style preferences, the door opens to improve teamwork,
leadership, customer relations, creativity, problem solving, and many other
aspects of personal and interpersonal development.

After completing the assessment, an individual receives a comprehensive

Profile Package containing their HBDI Profile results along with an in-depth
interpretation of their results, reference material about the Whole Brain®

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Model, comparison data, and activities for further exploration and
development. The Rocky Peak Leadership Center offers facilitated workshops,
coaching sessions and telecom explanations of personal and group HBDI
profiles.

HBDI Preference Map

HBDI Team Composite
The four thinking styles in the Whole Brain Model are:
1. Logician- Analytical, mathematical, technical and problem solving.
2. Organizer- Controlled, conservative, planned, organized and
administrative, in nature.
3. Communicator- Interpersonal, emotional, musical, spiritual, and the
talker modes.
4. Visionary- Imaginative, synthesizing, artistic, holistic and conceptual
modes.

Figure 1: The Whole Brain Model by Ned Hermann

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Differences in Processing Modes

A B C D
Upper Left Lower Left Lower Right Upper Right
Descriptor Logical Technical Musical Intuitive
Factual Reader Spiritual Simultaneous
Rational Data Collector Symbolic Imaginative
Critical Conservative Talkative Synthesizer
Analytical Controlled Emotional Holistic
Quantitative Sequential Intuitive Artistic
Authoritarian Articulate Reader Spatial
Mathematical Dominant
Detailed
Skills Problem Solving Planning Expressing Integrative
Analytical Regulatory Ideas Visualizing
Statistical Supervisory Interpersonal Causing change
Technical Administrative Writing Conceptualizing
Scientific Organizational Teaching Generating
Financial Implementation Training Ideas
Trusting
intuition
Struggles Expressing Risk Too much data Time
with emotions Ambiguity and analysis management
Lack of logic Unclear Lack of personal and deadlines
Vague, expectations feedback Administration
imprecise and directions Pure lecture, and details
concepts or lack of Lack of
ideas participation flexibility

Table 3: Quadrant A- Upper Left

Descriptors Definition
Analytical Breaking things or ideas into parts and examining them to see
how they fit together.
Challenging Questioning, playing the ―devil’s advocate‖
Critical Exercising or involving careful judgment or evaluation
(judging the feasibility of an idea)
Definitive Clear, exact, free from ambiguity or obscurity.
Direct Frank, to the point
Factual Concerned with what can be documented or actually
happened.
Intellectual Guided by objective, rational processes rather than
Logical Able to reason deductively from what has gone before
Mathematical Perceiving and understanding numbers and being able to
manipulative them them.
Objective Unbiased, based on facts and not affected by personal feelings

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 or prejudice.
Problem-solver Able to find solutions to difficult problems by identifying and
resolving key issues.
Quantitative Oriented towards numerical relationships; inclined to seek
exact measures.
Rational Making choices on the basis of a reason as opposed emotions.
Realistic Concerned with what is factual or probable rather than
speculative or imagined
Rigorous Having a thorough and detailed approach to problem solving.
Technical Having special, practical knowledge of a mechanical or
scientific subject.

Table 4: Quadrant B- Lower Left

Descriptors Definition
Administrative To manage, supervise, or direct
Articulate Express oneself clearly, readily, and effectively
Controlled Restrained, holding back, in charge of one’s emotion
Detailed Paying attention to the small items or parts of an idea or
project
Disciplined Self controlled, able to follow through with plans
Dominant Commanding: prevailing over others
Industrious Hard working and diligent
Organized To arrange or form into a coherent unit or functioning whole
Persistent Tenacious; sticking to a task until it is completed
Planner Determining the necessary steps to achieve a desired outcome
Practical Disposed to action rather than to speculation or abstraction
Procedural Establishing and following spelled out policies and processes
Punctual Always on time; time conscious and concerned with meeting
deadlines
Safekeeping Cautious, careful, protective; concerned with consequences
Sequential Dealing with things and ideas after another or in order
Structured Being concerned with systematic frameworks; operating
within set boundaries

Table 5: Quadrant C- Lower Right

Descriptors Definition
Cooperative Working or acting together willingly for a common purpose
Emotional Feeling things deeply
Emphatic Able to understand how another person feels and able to
communicate feelings
Enthusiastic Giving yourself completely to whatever engages you
Expressive To show, manifest, reveal, one’s opinion
Friendly Kindly, amiable, cordial, genial, and helpful
Harmonizing To work toward agreement or feeling of connection with others
Helpful Giving or rendering aid, assistance, or service
Interpersonal Able to develop and maintain relationships between people
Musical Having an interest in or a talent for music

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Passionate Being deeply involved or having intense feelings toward ideas
or causes
Receptive Willing and inclined to receive suggestions and offers from
others.
Responsive Willing to get involved ; extending one self to others
Spiritual Having to do with sacred matter as apart from material things
Trusting Willing to rely upon and believe in the integrity of others;
assuming a positive outcome.

Table 6: Quadrant D- Upper Right

Descriptors Definition
Adventurous Interested in discovering or investigating the unknown.
Artistic Appreciating or creating painting, music, poetry, dance, etc.;
sensitive to pleasing elements of design.
Conceptual Able to grasp key elements of thought and generalize abstract
ideas.
Creative Able to make unique connections and put things together in a
new way
Curious Inquisitive; eager to learn or know
Exploratory Investigate new arenas, concepts, ideas, and point of view.
Flexible Adaptable, able to see things in a number of different ways,
willing to change
Holistic See the big picture and understand how parts interconnect to
form the larger whole
Imaginative Able to think beyond the bounds of reality
Integrating Able to combine pieces, parts, and elements of ideas,
concepts, and situations into a unified whole
Intuitive Knowing something without consciously thinking it out;
(ideas) having instant understanding without need for facts or proof
Open-minded Receptive to new ideas or differing points of view
Risk-taker Inclined or willing to take chances
Simultaneous Able to process more than one type of mental input or attend
to more than one activity at a time
Synthesizer Able to unite separate ideas, elements, or concepts into a new
whole.

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 UNDERSTANDING THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT BRAIN

Figure 2: Basic Characteristic of Right and Left Brain

Roger W. Sperry- 1960s the idea of the right brain and left brain thinking was
developed. He discovered that the human brain has two different means of
thinking composed of the right and the left brain.

Right Brain- referred to as the analog brain. It controls the three which are
dimensional sense, creativity, and artistic senses. Includes:
1) Sees, thinks and processes information in whole, concrete
images.
2) The right brain, is reality-based because it thinks in whole
3) Thinks, multi-dimensionally, comprehending a subject on many
different analytical levels.
4) Thinks emotionally, intuitively, creatively, globally and
analytically.
5) Reacts best to visual images, oral discussions and handling
objects.
6) May excel in music art, drawing, athletics, and coordinated
physical movement.
7) May be naturally mechanically-minded always taking things
apart.
8) Remembers faces, places and events very well but not the
names.
9) May have a photographic memory for images, reading selections,
oral discussions, places visited and musical work.
Difficulties in some areas like:
1. Understanding the parts of whole images without the whole
object presents.
2. Thinking in sequences and has to be trained in sequencing
skills, using concrete materials and visual aids.
3. Focusing in organizing a large body of information such as a
school project with written materials and visual aids.
4. Verbal or language arts skill of hand printing, phonics, and
paragraph.

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 5. Understanding and working with mathematical concepts of time.
6. Follow oral and written instructions without a visual
demonstrations.

Left Brain- referred to as the digital brain. It controls reading writing

calculation and logical thinking. Some of the abilities commonly connected
with the left side of the brain include the following:
1) Thinks in abstract letters, numbers, written words and formulas.
2) Excels in mathematics, sequencing and the use of verbal and
written language.
3) Is strongly verbal and reacts best to verbal input.
4) Responds well to phonics.
5) Handles sequencing of numbers.
6) Does not need to visualize in whole, both concrete and abstract.
7) Seeks the parts within the whole first, and then arrives at the
whole concept of a given idea.

HOW RIGHT BRAIN VS. LEFT BRAIN THINKING IMPACTS LEARNING

By: Hamilton, John (2020)

Which Side of the Brain?

Have you ever heard somebody say they were a 'left-brained thinker' or a 'right-
brained thinker'? You are probably aware that the two hemispheres of the
brain are responsible for different human abilities. However, did you know that
there exist various techniques for teaching students that prefer either a left-
brain learning style or a right-brain learning style?
It should be noted that most neuroscientists believe that virtually everybody
uses both sides of their brains, but one side of the brain tends to dominate
over the other.

Traits to Identify in the Classroom

It is crucial that educators first know these traits so that they can identify
them in their students.
Left-Brained learners tend to be:
 Analytical in nature
 Based in reality
 Linear and logical
 Sequential and symbolic
 Objective and verbal
Right-Brained learners tend to be:
 Based in fantasizing
 Holistic in processing
 Intuitive in nature
 Random and visual
 Subjective and non-verbal

Teaching Techniques for Left-Brain Students

For left-brain students, try the following left-brain teaching techniques:
1. Try to keep the noise down in the room. Left-brain students tend to
prefer less auditory distractions when working.
2. Try to keep the classroom tidy and orderly. These students tend to prefer
this over chaos.
3. Draw outlines on the chalkboard or whiteboard at the front of the class.
These students tend to prefer sequential, logical learning, for much the
same reason many left-brainers like math.

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 4. Introduce lists of vocabulary words. These students tend to favor lists
and structure.
5. Have the students do a crossword puzzle related to the subject the
educator is teaching.
6. Try to avoid too many group projects. Left-brainers tend to prefer to work
alone on individual assignments.
Believe it or not, left-brain students actually love to listen intently to an expert
expound on a particular subject. It is okay for the educator to go ahead and
lecture, while the students simply listen and take notes without much
interaction.
Also perhaps surprisingly, left-brain students do not really mind writing
research papers, including analysis of concepts and detail. They do well
discussing abstract concepts and ideas in a logical manner, even though they
do not tend to think abstractly.

Teaching Techniques for Right-Brain Students

For right-brain students, try the following right-brain teaching techniques:
1. Use lots of charts and graphs and maps. Right-brainers tend to have
strong visual and spatial aptitudes and can look at these for hours.
2. Use the chalkboard/whiteboard or overhead projector at the front of the
classroom as often as possible. Right-brainers tend to need visual
reinforcement because they sometimes miss what the educator says
verbally.
3. Right-brainers love study guides. These can be in the form of worksheets
or on a board. This allows the students to have points of reference to look
at during a lecture.
4. Assign projects involving design. Right-brainers tend to be creative and
they can actually learn concepts as they are designing.
5. Right-brainers enjoy hearing music in class. It is probably best to play
music without words, such as classical or jazz. These learners also tend
to be kinesthetic (involving feel) and music can be a source of creative
inspiration.
6. Assign more group projects. Right-brain learners tend to enjoy
companionship and do not tend to love individual assignments.

Differences to Consider in Learning Styles

It is important as an educator to know what type of learner the student tends

to be. This way the student can be given more personalized instruction.

For example, Amy is a left-brainer. She likes and excels at math. She thrives on
planning and a structured daily schedule, plan weeks or even months ahead.
She prefers to work alone and copes well with workbooks or computer
programs that are self-paced. She checks items off lists, plays detective to
examine all the evidence, and memorizes by rote repetition.

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 ADVANTAGES OF USING BOTH SIDES OF YOUR BRAIN
By: Geneva Business School (2020)

BY learning how to use both sides of your brain you will take the advantages of
both sides. Here are the top three reasons why it’s good to train both sides of
your brain.
1. It’s in high demand: An article from com sums this concept up nicely
―The 21st century is to content creators what the Industrial Revolution
was to factory workers: In a world where information is superabundant,
unique and creative ideas are hot-ticket advantages both personally and
professionally. The article goes on to say, the demand for creative
thinking is both a challenge and an opportunity. It requires us to use
more than the logical left-brain skills we learned in school. We’re not the
first ones to realize the trend.
2. Breaks up the monotony of your day: No one likes monotony in their
schedule – that’s when work becomes a grind. Having a position that
utilizes both sides of your brain keeps you on your toes. You can spend
half of your time business-minded, and the other half of your time
expressing yourself creatively, which is relatively uncommon,
traditionally.
3. Opens up more job opportunities: If a skill is in high demand, the job
creation will follow. Let’s look at one role in particular— data journalism.
Content market has been a huge part of marketing plans for years, but
now with the evolution of data, mixing numbers into writing has been
increasingly important. Whenever you see an infographic with
percentages, or a top 10 list with a strong methodology, you can assume
a data journalist put that together. The practice isn’t cut out for just any
writer, the role needs a strong writer with a creative mindset, but also an
analytic person that likes to work in excel and get dirty with numbers.

The following is what you should do in order to use both sides of your brain if
you were left brained:
1. Avoid using logic only- gather as much information as you can then
make the decision based on the available information even if they
seemed incomplete.
2. Use images and visualization- while studying or reading try to draw
images or to visualize the situation.
3. Listen to music- while you are reading try to listen to music.
4. Try to find any hobby that requires creativity- try to find if you are
interested in drawing, painting or writing poems.
5. Break the routines- if you are fond of numbers and likes to solve
Sudoku for several hours a day, you may lose all of your creative
abilities.

The following is what you should do in order to use both sides of your brain if
you were right brained.
1) Try to get deeper into details- try as much as you can to think of
problems or situations in a little more detail rather than just looking at
the full picture.
2) Plan for your life- try too make schedules and to follow them
3) Play complex games- try to find in there is any complex game that
interests you.
4) Work with numbers- you should feel good while studying accounting or
mathematics because you will be training your left brain and so
increasing your ability to use your whole brain.

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 MIND MAPPING
By: mindmapping.com. (2020)
Mind mapping is a highly effective way of getting information in and out of your
brain. Mind mapping is a creative and logical means of note-taking and note-
making that literally "maps out" your ideas. All Mind Maps have some things in
common. They have a natural organizational structure that radiates from the
center and use lines, symbols, words, color and images according to simple,
brain-friendly concepts. Mind mapping converts a long list of monotonous
information into a colorful, memorable and highly organized diagram that
works in line with your brain's natural way of doing things.

One simple way to understand a Mind Map is by comparing it to a map of a

city. The city center represents the main idea; the main roads leading from the
center represent the key thoughts in your thinking process; the secondary
roads or branches represent your secondary thoughts, and so on. Special
images or shapes can represent landmarks of interest or particularly relevant
ideas.

The mind map is the external mirror of your own radiant or natural thinking
facilitated by a powerful graphic process, which provides the universal key to
unlock the dynamic potential of the brain.

Figure 2: Simple Mind Map Diagram

Five Essential Characteristics of Mind Mapping:

 The main idea, subject or focus is crystallized in a central image
 The main themes radiate from the central image as 'branches'
 The branches comprise a key image or key word drawn or printed on its
associated line
 Topics of lesser importance are represented as 'twigs' of the relevant
branch
 The branches form a connected nodal structure

Steps in Mind Mapping by Ayoa (2020)

1. Create a Central Idea- The central idea is the starting point of your
Mind Map and represents the topic you are going to explore. This should
be in the center of your page and can include an image or colour that fits
with your Mind Map’s topic. This draws attention and triggers
associations, as our brains respond better to visual stimuli.
2. Add Branches To Your Map- The next step to get your creative juices
flowing is to add branches. The main branches which flow from the
central image are the key themes. You can explore each of the themes in
greater depth by adding child branches. The beauty of a Mind Map is
that you can keep adding new branches and you’re not restricted to just
a few options. Remember, the way your Mind Map spans out will come

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 naturally as you add more ideas and your brain freely draws new
associations from the different concepts.
3. Add Keywords- When you add a branch to your Mind Map, you will need
to include a key idea. Try to keep this idea as brief as possible; this will
allow you to spark off a greater number of associations, compared to
longer more complex phrases.
4. Color Code Your Branches- One example of whole brain thinking is
color coding your Mind Maps. Color coding links the visual with the
logical and helps your brain to create mental shortcuts. It allows you to
categorize, highlight, analyze information and identify more connections
which would not have previously been discovered.
5. Include Visual Signifiers (e.g. images)- Don’t forget to add images and
other visual elements to your Mind Map as images have the power to
convey much more information than a word, sentence or even an essay.
Why is this important? Images are processed instantly by the brain and
act as visual stimuli to recall information. They are also a universal
language that can overcome any language barrier.

Figure 4: Example Mind Mapping ―Strategies for Climate Change‖

MIND MAPPING SOFTWARE VS. HAND DRAWN MAPS

Advantage of Software Mind Maps by Aston, Ben (2020)

1. NO SIZE LIMITATION: you’re not limited to the size of your paper.
2. FLEXIBILITY: you can easily re-organize ideas by clicking and dragging.
3. CO-CREATION: in software that allows you to create a mind map online,
you can often have multiple users collaborating on the same mind map.
4. VISUAL PRESENTATION: you can use the formatting tools to create
professional diagrams that you can quickly share and present.

Here are a few of the best mind mapping software available today. Below, you
can read about what they offer, how they’re different, and what types of
projects they’re best suited for.
1. MINDMEISTER – a beautifully designed mind mapping tool that provides
web-based collaboration, presentations, and robust integrations.

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 2. AYOA – Mind Mapping and Task Management tool that allows users to
generate ideas and action them.

Advantages of Hand-Drawn Mindmapping by Mind Map Inspired (2020)

1. HANDS-ON- You don’t necessarily need a computer screen to create
hand-drawn mind maps; grab pens, pencils and paper and away you go!
Naturally, scanning, colouring and sharing can be done on the computer,
yet that often comes after the initial creation of your hand-drawn mind
map or you may use coloured pens and pencils and finish the mind map
completely by hand.
2. UNIQUE- Your style evolves as you create more mind maps and the look
and feel becomes your personal method of expression much like an artist
develops their own identifiable trademarks.
3. MEMORABLE- Creating hand-drawn mind maps is highly addictive.
They bring out your knowledge and experiences and uncover your hidden
brainpower as well as capturing new learning.
4. PORTABLE- Hand-drawn mind maps offer versatility; you can create
whenever and wherever you wish, instantly.

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 5. STYLISH- Developing your own style, you can create original and
personal mind maps whether you are creating for yourself or to share
with others.

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Reference Book:
Unlimited Books: Angelita Ong Camilar Serrano- DBA Personal Development

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