1. Right/Left Brain Processing
Psychology
Mrs. Deming

2. Right vs. Left Brain
The left and right hemispheres of the brain have some distinctly different functions that are not easily interchangeable.
Each hemisphere stores and processes information in different ways
People possess characteristics of both hemispheres in their personalities and behavior

3. Left Brain Logical hemisphere
Monitors the areas of speech, reading and writing
Analytical
Recognizes words, letters and numbers

4. Right Brain Intuitive hemisphere
Gathers information from images as opposed to words
Spatial perception, fantasy, creativity

5. Hemispheric Dominance
Most people have a dominant hemisphere.
The dominant hemisphere affects your personality, abilities and learning style.
Test your own hemispheric dominance today!!!!

6. Myths about Right/Left Brain
You do not function with a half of a brain
Functions are not exclusive to one hemisphere
Impossible to educate only one hemisphere
Specialization does not mean exclusivity—not purely right or left
Level of intelligence is not tied to one or other
Not genetic

7. Gender Connection?
Females perform better on tests with verbal fluency, sequence of objects, arithmetic calculations
More females are left hemispheric dominant
Males perform better on spatial tasks (3-D), mathematical reasoning
More males are right hemispheric dominant

8. Education?
Most K-12 public schooling tends to favor left hemisphere dominant learners
Examples?