2. Cognitive Science Overview Introduction, Syllabus
Cognitive Science Defined
Assumptions of Cognitive Science
Cognitive Science and Instructional Design

3. Cognitive Science Definition
As the science of the mind, cognitive science is concerned with human cognition, i.e., mental phenomena such as perceiving, thinking, remembering, language comprehension, learning, and emotion.

4. Cognitive Science Contributing Fields
Cognitive Science emerged at the intersection of
Cognitive psychology
Linguistics
Philosophy
Computer science
Artificial intelligence
Neuroscience
Anthropology

5. Learner Characteristics
Cognitive Science
Scenario
Introduction
Learning Process
Information (visual, verbal, …)
Sensory and Working Memory
Long-term Memory
Cognitive Theories
Learning Theories
Learner Characteristics

6. Cognitive Science Overview Introduction, Syllabus
Cognitive Science Defined
Assumptions of Cognitive Science
Cognitive Science and Instructional Design

7. Cognitive Science Assumptions Scientific assumption
Mind as natural phenomenon
Governed by physical processes
Observable

8. Cognitive Science Lateral Brain Somatosensory cortex Motor cortex
Sensory associative
cortex
Visual associative
cortex
Broca’s
area
Visual
cortex
Primary
Auditory cortex
Wernicke’s
area

9. Cognitive Science Information Processing Information processing Claims
Cognitive processing=series of stages of information transformation
Higher mental processes can be understood as collective actions of a set of elementary operations
Human cognition has limited capacity for storing and transmitting information
Analogy of cognitive processing and computer processing

10. Cognitive Science Assumptions
Cognition as a form of computation, Mind is information processing system
Formal information processes–can be studied as patterns and the manipulation of patterns (independent of a particular instance)

11. Cognitive Science
Cognitive Information Processing

12. Scenario Cognitive Science Discussion
What are the limits of the Computer Metaphor for human information processing?
Compare to Neural Net approaches.

13. Cognitive Science Cognition
Cognition as a form of computation, Mind is information processing system
Mental representations–Separation of symbols from their meaning
Separating thinking processes from their physical basis
Cognitive Science is basic science

14. Scenario Cognitive Science Discussion
Can information processing be separated
-from the biological or neurological (I.e., from the function of the brain itself),
-from the sociological or cultural (i.e., from its meaning)?
Can you provide examples to make your case?

15. Cognitive Science Overview Introduction, Syllabus
Cognitive Science Defined
Assumptions of Cognitive Science
Cognitive Information Processing
Cognitive Science and Instructional Design

16. Scenario Cognitive Science Discussion
Cognitive Science and Instructional Design:
Where is the connection?

17. Cognitive Science Cognitive Science & ID
Connection between Cognitive Science and ID
Instructional Design and Cognitive Science are systems theories
Cognitive Science dominant theoretical influence on instructional design practice
Analysis
Design
Development
Delivery/Implementation
Evaluation