Brain-based Learning Strategies in Physical Science As Implemented in Senior High School

Abstract

Brain-based learning is the use of active strategies that operate based on the ways the brain is naturally designed to learn. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of brain-based learning strategies in teaching physical science as implemented in the Senior High School department of Technological Institute of the Philippines during the school year 2016-2017. In the study, a pre-test-post-test experimental design was used and qualitative data related to the learning process has been reached with an interview technique. During the research process, the experimental group, consisting of 60 students, was taught incorporating brain-based learning strategies, while the control group, made up of 60 students, was taught with the traditional teaching approach. The data gathered was tabulated, analysed and interpreted by using appropriate tests of significance, such as mean, standard deviation, and t-test. The level of significance was 0.05. The findings of the study revealed that the brain-based learning strategies used in the experimental group were more effective in increasing student achievement than the traditional approach used in the control group. Furthermore, the students in the experimental group claimed that they felt energized, happy, and more relaxed while learning.