Cognitive Views of Learning
Overview The Cognitive Perspective Information Processing Metacognition Becoming Knowledgeable
The Cognitive Perspective
Kinds of Knowledge General Domain specific Declarative Procedural Conditional or structural
Types of Knowledge
Information Processing Model
Sensory Memory Sensory register Large capacity Short duration (1-3 seconds) Contents Roles of attention and perception
Perception Gestalt Bottom-up processing Top-down processing
Attention The role of attention Automaticity Attention and teaching
Working Memory
Retaining Information in WM Rehearsal can increase duration Maintenance rehearsal Elaborative rehearsal Chunking Forgetting Interference Decay
Long Term Memory Storage takes more time & effort Unlimited capacity Unlimited duration Contains visual or verbal or a combination of codes Retrieval may be troublesome
Comparison of Working & Long Term Memory Very fast input Limited capacity 5–20 seconds duration Contains words, images, ideas, sentences Immediate retrieval Long Term Relatively slow input Practically unlimited capacity Practically unlimited duration Contains networks, schemata Retrieval depends on connections
Explicit Memories Semantic Memory Propositions & propositional networks Images Schemas (schemata) Story grammar Event schema/script Episodic Memory
Implicit Memories Classical conditioning Procedural memory Productions Priming
LTM Storage Strategies Elaboration Organization Context Levels of processing
Retrieval and Forgetting Activation spreading Reconstruction Decay Interference
Metacognition
Metacognitive Knowledge 3 kinds of knowledge Declarative Procedural Conditional 3 essential skills Planning Monitoring Evaluation
Differences in Working Memory Developmental differences Capacity Strategy Organization Elaboration Individual differences Efficiency Differences in ability
Differences in Long Term Memory Domain-specific declarative knowledge Procedural knowledge Personal interest
Learning Declarative Knowledge Making it meaningful Relating to previous knowledge Relating to students’ experiences Clarifying unfamiliar terms Give examples from students’ view Use humor, emotion, novelty
Mnemonics Loci method Peg type Acronyms Chain Keyword method
Rote Memorization Serial position effect Part learning Distributed practice Massed practice
Procedural & Conditional Knowledge Automated basic skills Cognitive Associative Autonomous Domain-specific strategies
How can we help students become experts? Prerequisite knowledge Practice with feedback