I visited the Walden Library and found a couple of articles, one, on Connecting Brian Cambourne’s Conditions of Learning Theory to Brain/Mind Principles: Implications for Early Childhood Educators and Where do the Learning Theories Overlap?
Both articles are very interesting and I hope you can find the time to read both of them. Brian Cambourne’s theory on how we learn and the way the mind work basically boils down to eight concepts and they are, immersion, demonstration, engagement, expectations, responsibility, employment, approximation and response. He first begins by stating that we actually gain knowledge from experiences and environment. He also went on to say that it does not matter how old you are or if you are in pre K or a graduate student his suggestion is that we all learn in the same manner. We must keep the brain stimulated with a wide variety of impulses. The Cambourne model is to help develop the student into independtly learning and he talks about how to stimulate the brain to help students gain knowledge and skills.
The other article is very clear that there is multiple intelligences, learning styles, and brain-based education are distinct fields of study but share similar outcomes in the practical environment of the classroom. What it is really saying if you visit any school for any length of time you will notice similarities and differences in their beliefs and practices, of multiple intelligences, learning styles, and brain-based education.
Reference:
Early Childhood Education Journal, Vol. 31, No. 1, Fall 2003 ( 2003) Stephen P. Rushton,1,3 Janice Eitelgeorge,1 and Ruby Zickafoose2
Education Leadership September 1997
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