BRAIN HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE AND DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF SELECTED FILIPINO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS: BASIS FOR THE WHOLE BRAIN TEACHING APPLICATION
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This paper intends to assess the brain hemispheric dominance and demographic profile of the selected Filipino senior high school students. A cross-sectional study was conducted to the 120 senior high school students enrolled from one of the public schools in the Division of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. In this study, a researcher-made questionnaire was used to assess the demographic profile of the respondents in terms of age, sex, grade level, strand, handedness, and handedness, while their brain hemispheric dominance was identified using the standardized scale revised by Mariani (1996). The demographic profile revealed that the majority of the respondents were female, where most of them were at the age bracket of 16-17. Moreover, right-handedness was mostly present among the respondents, while Visayan and Surigaonon learners outnumbered other ethnicities. Statistical analysis also revealed that 78.33% (n=94) of the respondents belong to the left-brain category while 15% (n=18) were right-brained students and 6.67% (n=8) with whole-brained. However, there was no significant association of age, sex, grade level, strand, and handedness as to the learners’ brain hemispheric dominance, except for the ethnicity. The findings of the study served as a basis in the formulation of appropriate strategies under the Whole brain teaching approach.
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