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Facilitated by:
NASTASIA V. BESIN
Teacher, Pres. Corazon C. Aquino High School
 Session Objectives:
At the end of the session, the participants will
be able to:
1. Recall characteristics of cognitive
development of an adolescent;
2. present creative and critical “Brain
Compatible Strategies” in discussing a given
topic;
3. respond to the developmental needs of
students in terms of cognition.

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 Recall activity:
Fact or Bluff

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ACTIVITY: Brain Compatible Strategies to
Increase Learning
Directions: The class will be divided into 4 groups.
Each group will choose one among the given “Brain
Compatible Strategies” to discuss a topic assigned to
each group.
• Group 1-Separation of Church and State
• Group 2- The Human Person towards their
Impending Death
• Group 3- Philippine Indigenous Art
• Group 4- The Philippine Electoral Process

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ACTIVITY: Brain Compatible Strategies to
Increase Learning
Guide Questions:
1. What Brain Compatible Strategy did you
use?
2. How did your group come up with the
strategy?
3. How does your strategy affect the
discussion of the topic assigned to your
group? How does it affect the cognitive
development of the SHS students?

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References:

 Adolescent Psychosocial, Social, and Cognitive Development by: Renata Arrington

Sanders August 2013, VOLUME 34 / ISSUE 8
Link: https://pedsinreview.aappublications.org/content/34/8/354

 The Adolescent Brain –Learning Strategies & Teaching Tips

Link:http://spots.wustl.edu/SPOTS%20manual%20Final/SPOTS%20Manual%204
%20Learning%20Strategies.pdf

 The Formal Operational Stage of Cognitive Development by Kendra Cherry,

Updated April 14, 2019
Link: https://www.verywellmind.com/formal-operational-stage-of-cognitive-
development-2795459

 Jean Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development by: Saul McLeod, updated 2018
Link: https://www.simplypsychology.org/piaget.html

 Wolfe, Pat. Brain Matters: Translating the Research to Classroom Practice. ASCD,
Alexandria, VA, 2001: 1-207.

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