Cognitive science
Cognitive science= the learning science= learning, thinking and brain functioning.
Cognitive VS Behavioral view
COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL
knowledge and strategies are learned and
the new, changed behaviors are learned
as a result behavior changes
Learning is extending and transforming the
understanding (construct knowledge), Passive influence by environmental events
active.
Goal: not general rules but individual and Goal: find general rules that apply to all
developmental differences in cognition (no humans regardless age or other
single cognitive theory represent the field) differences.
Observing and visualizing support learning because brain responds automatically.
The areas of the brain that fire during perception and action are called mirror
systems
When mentally visualizing 2/3 of the brain area activated in actual visualizing is
activated
The brain shapes and is shaped by cognitive processing activities
Knowledge in Cognition
Knowledge and knowing are the outcomes of learning
Knowing is not just an outcome of previous learning; it guides new learning
Knowledge determines on what we will pay attention, perceive, learn, remember
and forget. (what we already know is foundation and construction frame for what
we will learn)
General knowledge Domain-specific knowledge
Knowledge that applies to many different For a particular task or subject
situations
There is no clear distinction between the two in many cases both types are
required (e.g. specific knowledge on fractions and general knowledge on how to
behave in class
Having knowledge: remember it over time and be able to find it when you need
it
Cognitive views of memory
Information processing is one of the most common theories of memory.
Early information processing theory: memory= computer
, Early information processing model
Criticism
The model is incomplete
Cannot explain how out-of-awareness memories or knowledge could influence
learning or hoe several cognitive processes can happen simultaneously
Recent model of information processing
The recent
view of
information processing
The three elements interact
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