Page No.111-118
Kalpana Vengopal and Mridula K
Regional Institute of Education (NCERT), Mysore.
The present study is aimed at examining the hemispheric preferences for information
processing and styles of learning and thinking in children. A sample of 250 students
of class VIII which included both boys and girls from five English medium schools
were selected. The tool Styles of Learning and Thinking was administered. Results
revealed that there was significant difference in the right and left (brain) hemisphere
preference for information processing among children and that boys were more
right hemispheric oriented and girls were more left hemispheric oriented in information
processing. Significant difference in the styles of learning and thinking and concept
preference among right hemisphere and left hemisphere dominant children was
also observed with respect to both genders.
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