The New Science Of Learning Book Report

In the book The New Science of Learning how to learn in harmony with your brain by Terry Doyle and Todd Zakrajsek talks the ways in which people can improve their learning. Also ways to improve the way peoples brains works. When I first started to read this book I couldn’t fully get in to it like other book. For the main reason I not a fan of science book. But as I continue to read I started to make connection and grew to like the book. The reason that I did like the book was all the knowledge that was gain can be used for success throughout my college years. Personally I felt there were three concepts that I felt that will improve my learning is mindset, exercise and using all my sense. With these concepts I will improve throughout the duration

The things in the book that really interested was in chapter 3 exercise and learning. But to find that in chapter 3 BDNF (brain- derived neurotrophic factor) produce proteins for the never cells, also serves as a fertilizer for your brains cells, keep them functioning and promotes growth of new neurons. BDNF improves learning on a cellular level because with a higher level of this it can cause the brain to make better and new connections between the brain cells. This protein makes it easier to learn. The only way to get BDNF is by exercising (Doyle and Zakrajsek 32-33). Also that in chapter 3 it stated “Exercise increases the production of three important neurochemicals that are involved in learning: serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine” (Doyle and Zakrajsek. 32-33). Although when thinking about the effects of exercise has on the brain and learning, it made me think of it one habit I grew to have in high school. That habit was shaking my leg and chewing gum to stay focus in class. I actually still do that to this day and it works because I’m very alert in my classes. However, I never knew all the affect that exercise has in my education. Which has made me change my way and I am currently now do yoga every other day and other exercises to help my brain produces the neurochemical to

Not only that but the way to improve a person’s learning and the ways to help your brain be prepared for learning. After reading this book there were certain concepts that I found can improve my learning are exercising, mindset and using my senses during learning. The reason that I feel that exercise would improve my education is because when exercising the brain produces neurochemicals that can improve my learning. But I have found that it does make a different in my education because when I started to exercise more, and I found that I improved slightly in classes and focused more in classes. Secondly mindset is also important in my learning because can affect people’s learning. Personally I felt that mindset did affect me in middle school and high school. In middle school I had a fixed mindset and in high school I had growth mindset. With this growth mindset I was able to accomplish more and learned from my mistake. With a growth mindset you are able to learn from mistakes, yet able to work through challenges and aren’t pessimist like fixed mindset. The last concept that is will improve my education for the best is using multisensory learning. With multisensory learning I would more likely retain the information and recall later. Which will help when it comes to test and writing my paper