Running head: COGNITIVE LEARNING Cognitive Learning Pearl Loftlin Grand Canyon University Abstract “Knowledge is learned‚ and changes in knowledge make changes in behavior possible (Woolfolk‚ p.248).” Learning is an important part of life‚ it our job as educators to teach and help children gain knowledge as they grow older. Learning takes place in the mind. Our memory is a vital part of our growth. The information process memory model examines how memory
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Principles of Learning and Teaching STUDENTS AS LEARNERS – 35% THEORISTS LEV VYGOTSKY http://facultyweb.cortland.edu/andersmd/VYG/ VYG.HTML JEROME BRUNER http://tip.psychology.org/bruner.ht ml JOHN DEWEY http://www.infed.org/thinkers/e t-dewey.htm Importance of CULTURE humans use of tools and symbols to learn – culture dictates what we learn and how • Higher and Lower mental functions – elementary (or lower) functions gradually transform to HMF through culture • Central ROLE OF LANGUAGE:
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Conditioning and Learning 1 INTRODUCTION "Learning‚ acquiring knowledge or developing the ability to perform new behaviors. It is common to think of learning as something that takes place in school‚ but much of human learning occurs outside the classroom‚ and people continue to learn throughout their lives." (Gregory‚ 1961) Conditioning is the term used to designate the types of human behavioral learning. Since the 1920s‚ conditioning has been the primary focus of behavior research in humans
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Learning Styles and Academic Performance/Grade Achievement A number of studies have been designed in order to assess the relationship between learning styles of students and their academic performance. Different measures have been used in different studies. Some have used specialized tests related to the particular field‚ while some have used Multiple Choice Theory (MCT)‚ Multiple Choice Quantitative‚ Open Ended Theory (OET)‚ and Open Ended Quantitative‚ etc. A study was conducted by Lynch
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Online Learning Becoming the New Way to Learn Online learning is gradually becoming the new way to attend college. Online learning is becoming more popular than traditional classroom settings for students. Online or distance learning has great advantages with its flexibility as individuals can do learning at many times of the day from any location with an internet connection (Tseng 115). These advantages have lead to many educational institutions developing online learning in the past ten years
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Triple Loop Learning From Thorsten’s Wiki Jump to: navigation‚ search The concept of Triple Loop Learning is explained by Chris Argyris. Wierdsma and Swieringa also take this as a fundamental concept to explain what a learning organization does. Hargrove also uses it in his books on Masterfull Coaching Contents[hide] * 1 Model * 2 Single-Loop Learning * 3 Double-Loop Learning * 4 Triple-Loop Learning | ------------------------------------------------- Single-Loop Learning Single-loop
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experiences and skills to solve complex problems‚ creating new solutions and ideas that‚ and be beyond the scope of any one individual. As well as enhancing class performance. Good group work benefits individual too. It enables mutual support and learning‚ can generate a sense of belonging and commitment. I also learnt the following benefits on working in groups: • Apply a mix of skills that go beyond the scope of one individual. • Solve complex problems that take more than one mud. • Generates
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Learning Theories Three Main Categories - Behaviorsit Theories - Cognitive Theories - Constructive Theories BEHAVIORIST THEORY Behaviorism was mostly developed by B.F Skinner For behavirosts‚ control of learning lies in the enviorment. Can you put behaviorism into simpler terms? Discussion Three basic assumptions ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ COGNITIVISM Robert Mills Gagne -The centerpiece of Gagne’s Contribution is the "Nine Events of Instruction" The Nine Events of Instruction
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Cooperative Learning Strategies By: Colorín Colorado Cooperative Learning is a great way to engage ELLs in learning both language and content. This article has several ideas for small group activities that build skills and promote teamwork. Cooperative Learning has been proven to be effective for all types of students‚ including academically gifted‚ mainstream students and English language learners (ELLs) because it promotes learning and fosters respect and friendships among diverse groups of
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Learning Area: Mathematics Phase: Senior Phase (Grades 7-9) Overview of the Learning Outcomes Learning Outcome 1: Numbers‚ Operations and Relationships The learner will be able to recognise‚ describe and represent numbers and their relationships‚ and to count‚ estimate‚ calculate and check with competence and confidence in solving problems. Learning Outcome focus Learning Outcome 1 builds the learner’s number sense‚ which is the foundation of further study in Mathematics. It also develops
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