Effectiveness of Brain Gym Strategy on Achievement in Social science Among Secondary School Students

Abstract

Students' performance in social science classes at the secondary level was examined in this research to determine whether the Brain Gym method improved their grades. Using a quasi-experimental design, seventy students from St. Mary's HSS School in Vallakom were split into two groups: one to act as the subject of experimentation and another to act as a control. The participants in the experiment engaged in Brain Gym activities, whereas the control group adhered to conventional Activity-Oriented Methods. Pre-test and post-test evaluations assessed students' accomplishments in multiple cognitive domains: recall, comprehension, application, and analysis. The findings indicated that the Brain Gym strategy significantly enhanced students' academic performance in social science, with notable improvements observed in all cognitive components assessed. Better engagement and learning outcomes were found when physical movement was incorporated into educational practices, according to the study. Next, we talked about what this means for administrators, parents, and teachers, and we proposed some studies to look at how well Brain Gym works in the long run and how we can adapt it to different subjects and student populations.