Effect of brain gym technique on community health nursing students’ multiple intelligences, knowledge and information retention

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Lecturer of Nursing Education Department, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University

2 Lecturer of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University

Abstract

Brain Gym is a simple and pleasant movements, consists of 26 simple movements that are believed
to enhance academic and behavioral performance by activating both hemispheres of the brain
through neurological re-patterning to promote whole-brain learning. Settings; this study was carried
out at community Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing- Alexandria University .Method: A
quasi experimental research design was used to conduct this study using two tools “Tool I Howard
Gardner Multiple Intelligence Test, Tool II: Achievement Retention Test” Sample: systemic
random sample (every other one) was used. Results of the present study revealed that there were
statistically significant differences between study and control groups and within study group before
and after the application of brain gym technique in the favor of study group after the application
regarding all types of multiple intelligence and achievement retention test total score. Conclusion:
Community health nursing students who were subjected to brain gym technique had better
intelligence, knowledge and retention score than those of the control group. Recommendations of
this study included that brain gym technique should be incorporated in nursing theory and clinical
education to improve the level of students’ knowledge and retention

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Egyptian Journal of Health Care
Volume 11, Issue 1
March 2020
Pages 417-434

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