1. ABSTRACT
(Almeida, Bright. (2015). Brian Preference and Learning Style among Higher
Secondary School Students. Unpublished M.Ed Thesis, Mahatma Gandhi university ,
Kottayam.)
BRAIN PREFERENCE AND LEARNING STYLE
AMONG HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL
STUDENTS
Almeida, Mary Bright.
Abstract
The learning process is coming about in our brain; so the capacity
or power of brain is directly effects one’s learning process. The studies
about split brain show that different types of information are processed in
left and right brain hemispheres and the group events of these two
hemispheres are different. Discussions about brain hemispheres give
knowledge of the fact that there are differences between individual
learning styles. So the present study try to find out the brain preference and
learning style among higher secondary school students based on their
stream of study and gender. The study was conducted on 300 higher
secondary school students in Ernakulam districts. The t-test and the
ANOVA are used to find out the significance difference among them. The
result of the study indicated that there exists a significance difference in
visual and kinesthetic learning styles of higher secondary school students
based on their brain preference.

2. Introduction
Education is a part of our existence, which involves a lot of complex components
such as environmental, emotional, sociological, psychological ones. The learning process
is coming about in our brain; so the capacity or power of brain is directly effects ones
learning process.
In an individual’s brain there are two parts of cerebral hemispheres. Among them,
the right cerebral hemisphere controls the left side of the body and the left cerebral
hemisphere controls the right side of the body. The studies about split brain show that
different types of information are processed in left and right brain hemispheres and the
group events of these two hemispheres are different.
Discussions about brain hemispheres give knowledge of the fact that there are
differences between individual learning styles. Learning style refers to the way
individuals prefer to process new information and strategies they adopt for effective
learning. (Huston & Cohen, 1995). In reality, learning style is the sum of all cognitive,
affective and psychological elements that determine how the individual perceives the
learning environment, how they interact with the environment and how they react to this
environment (Keef, 1979).
Need and Significance
Scientists have explored theories about the two hemispheres of the brain
and the ways that they differ in function and control of the body. The brain preference
and learning styles preferences of individual are regarded as individual differences. For
this reason, studies about brain hemispheres and learning styles continue to draw interest
both in past and today.
The present study is an attempt to bring to light the brain preference and learning
styles of higher secondary school students. It is expected that the result of the study will
be useful for the teachers to know the brain preference and learning style of their students
and can adopt effective measures to help them to lean according to their learning styles.
Objectives
• To find out the level of left and right brain preference among higher secondary
school students based on

3.  Gender
 Stream of study
• To find out the level of visual, auditory and kinesthetic learning styles among
higher secondary school students based on
 Gender
 Stream of study
• To find out the level of learning style among higher secondary school students
based on
 Brain preference
Hypothesis
• There exist a significant difference in the brain preference among secondary school
students based on
 Gender
 Stream of study
• There exist a significant difference in the learning styles among higher secondary
school students based on
 Gender
 Stream of study
• There exist a significant difference in the learning style among higher secondary
school students based on

4.  Brain preference.
Method
Normative survey method was adopted for the study. The brain preference and the
learning styles of the higher secondary school students are selected as the variables. A
representative group of 300 higher secondary school students are selected as samples.
The learning style, inventory prepared and standardized by the investigator and the
adopted brain preference inventory (LeTellier, 2007) were used as the tools. The mean,
median, standard deviation, t-test, and ANOVA are the statistical techniques used for the
analysis of the data.
Major findings
• Majority of higher secondary school students shows significant difference in their
brain preferences based on gender and stream of studies.
• Gender number of part coming after first or chief for higher secondary school
students are right brain chief.
• The number of left brain chief girls are higher than the boys
• The scores of visual learning way of left brain chief students and right brain chief
students are higher than the auditory and kinesthetic learning styles.
On the basis of analysis and interpretation of the gained data, it can be concluded that
there exist a relation between the brain preference and learning style and the degree of
relation full of changes with respect to gender and steam of studies.