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Effects of brain-based instruction on executive function and habits of mind among young children at-risk for learning

Loul Saleh Al Rasheed¹, Ali Abdelnabbi Mohamed Hanafy²

¹College of Education, Department of Psychology, Qassim University, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia.

Applied Neuropsychology. Child

|January 12, 2023

Abstract

Purpose:

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of brain-based instruction on executive function and habits of mind among young children at-risk for learning disabilities.

Method:

This study employed a quantitative approach using a quasi-experimental, pretest, post-test, and follow-up design. Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA), repeated-measures, pre-, post-, and follow-up testing design was used. Total number of participants were 40 children: treatment group (n = 20, 8 males, 12 females) and control group (n = 20, 9 males, 11 females). Accordingly, 40 students were chosen from four kindergartens in Qassim, Saudi Arabia. The sampling methodology employed used convenience sampling.

Results:

The results found that using brain-based instruction to improve functions and habits of mind indicate the effectiveness of this method for children at-risk with learning disabilities.

Conclusions:

Using multisensory instructional techniques to actively engage students presents a channel for magnifying student learning experiences. Brain-based learning is a constructivism teaching method where in the brain constructing learning process finds and structures knowledge by means of association with previous experiences and knowledge.

Keywords:

At-risk for learning disabilities brain-based instruction executive function habits of mind among young children

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