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Article

What Do Faculties Specializing in Brain and Neural Sciences Think About, and How Do They Approach, Brain-Friendly Teaching-Learning in Iran?

by
Sahar Ghanbari
1,
Fariba Haghani
1,* and
Malahat Akbarfahimi
2
1
Medical Education Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences (MUI), Isfahan, Iran
2
Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Science (IUMS), Tehran, Iran
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
J. Mind Med. Sci. 2019, 6(2), 286-303; https://doi.org/10.22543/7674.62.P286303
Submission received: 4 July 2019 / Revised: 8 August 2019 / Accepted: 8 August 2019 / Published: 9 October 2019

Highlights

  • Faculty awareness about brain-friendly teaching-learning and special attention to neuro-education studies have been suggested.
  • Executive function facilitation for the learners was considered, which included goal setting, educational planning, organization, study skills, self-monitoring, and evaluation skills.
  • Careful contextualized learning, consideration of the role of sleep for information consolidation, cognitive load issues, problem-oriented learning, social learning, multi-sensory learning, experiential learning, spaced learning, brain-friendly evaluation, and some techniques such as repetition, deep questioning, visualization, reflection, faculty and learner's reflection were among the items considered in the brain-friendly teaching-learning process.
  • Mentorship is an important process related to the professional and humanistic attitude transfer to learners, with special emphasis on coaching and the emotional facilitation of the teaching-learning process.

Abstract

Objective: to investigate the perspectives and experiences of the faculties specializing in brain and neural sciences regarding brain-friendly teaching-learning in Iran. Methods: 17 faculties from 5 universities were selected by purposive sampling (2018). In-depth semi-structured interviews with directed content analysis were used. Results: 31 sub-subcategories, 10 subcategories, and 4 categories were formed according to the “General teaching model”. “Mentorship” was a newly added category. Conclusions: A neuro-educational approach that consider the roles of the learner’s brain uniqueness, executive function facilitation, and the valence system are important to learning. Such learning can be facilitated through cognitive load considerations, repetition, deep questioning, visualization, feedback, and reflection. The contextualized, problem-oriented, social, multi-sensory, experiential, spaced learning, and brain-friendly evaluation must be considered. Mentorship is important for coaching and emotional facilitation.
Keywords: education; cognitive sciences; neuroscience; neuro-educational studies education; cognitive sciences; neuroscience; neuro-educational studies

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Ghanbari, S.; Haghani, F.; Akbarfahimi, M. What Do Faculties Specializing in Brain and Neural Sciences Think About, and How Do They Approach, Brain-Friendly Teaching-Learning in Iran? J. Mind Med. Sci. 2019, 6, 286-303. https://doi.org/10.22543/7674.62.P286303

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Ghanbari S, Haghani F, Akbarfahimi M. What Do Faculties Specializing in Brain and Neural Sciences Think About, and How Do They Approach, Brain-Friendly Teaching-Learning in Iran? Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences. 2019; 6(2):286-303. https://doi.org/10.22543/7674.62.P286303

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Ghanbari, Sahar, Fariba Haghani, and Malahat Akbarfahimi. 2019. "What Do Faculties Specializing in Brain and Neural Sciences Think About, and How Do They Approach, Brain-Friendly Teaching-Learning in Iran?" Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences 6, no. 2: 286-303. https://doi.org/10.22543/7674.62.P286303

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Ghanbari, S., Haghani, F., & Akbarfahimi, M. (2019). What Do Faculties Specializing in Brain and Neural Sciences Think About, and How Do They Approach, Brain-Friendly Teaching-Learning in Iran? Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences, 6(2), 286-303. https://doi.org/10.22543/7674.62.P286303

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