The Effectiveness of Brain-Based Learning Model on Studying and Reading Speed

The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of the brain-based learning model on studying and reading Speed for the Persian literature lesson in the fifth-grade students of Mahmoudabad Town. In this study, non-random and semi-experimental sampling method was used. A preliminary and final test design with the control group was used without using random selection, which is one of the semi-experimental designs. The subjects were 30 students of the fifth-grade school where the researcher chose them and then placed them in two groups of 15 subjects. The teaching team teacher was given brain-based learning was given during five sessions and to their parents during one session. The learning environment was changed based on the components affecting the brain (light, nutrition, oxygen, color, music and water). Then, the teacher taught the Persian literature lesson based on the components and principles of brain-based learning in three months. For both groups (experiment and control), pre-test and post-test studying and reading speed by Moradi and Karami (2008) were performed. Findings indicate that the brain-based learning has increased the studying and reading speed of students and has had a significant impact on improving their learning quality.