THE INFLUENCE OF LEFT-HANDEDNESS ON LEARNING STYLES AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
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Key words: left-handedness, influence, learning style, academic performance, education, challenges.Аннотация
Abstract: Left-handed individuals make up approximately 10% of the global
population. The assumption that individuals might differ in their cognitive style
according to the dominant hemisphere has given rise to tendencies to apply the theory
to teaching methods. Studies on occupational choice suggest that more "left brain
thinking" might be involved in students' preferences for language and literature and
more "right brain thinking" in preferences for graphic arts, artistic skills and
architecture. As some studies on brain lateralization have lent support to the hypothesis
that left-handed people may reflect a right-brain dominance, and as differences in
dominance could have implications about cognitive functioning, the present study aims
at investigating whether this difference is reflected in the learning-style and, therefore,
learning-strategy differences between left-handed and right-handed EFL students.
Though they live in a world designed for right-handed people, research shows that left-
handedness can influence how students learn, process information, and perform
academically. This article explores how being left-handed affects learning styles and
academic success.
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