Pedagogical Approaches
Cognitivism
Also Known As Cognitive Learning Theory
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The pedagogical approach that focuses on what happens inside the mind, drawing on theory about processing facts and cognitive load, so a teacher chunks explanations into small parts and uses worked examples as an effective strategy.
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Central QuestionWhat internal mental processes, plans and strategies does a learner use to make sense of new information? 1 Most Effective ForWell-structured instruction that helps learners build plans and strategies rather than habits, and that accounts for individual differences in cognitive style and prior knowledge. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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Classifies cognitive processes; widely used across pedagogical approaches but rooted in cognitivist thinking about levels of understanding.
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Additional Source WikipediaPiaget's theory of cognitive development, lead section Sources
1. infed, the encyclopedia of pedagogy and informal education
The cognitive orientation to learning pageQuote, The cognitive orientation to learning page
Where behaviourists looked to the environment, those drawing on Gestalt turned to the individual's mental processes. In other words, they were concerned with cognition – the act or process of knowing.
1. infed, the encyclopedia of pedagogy and informal education
The cognitive orientation to learning page, Hartley's principlesQuote, The cognitive orientation to learning page, Hartley's principles
Learning results from inferences, expectations and making connections. Instead of acquiring habits, learners acquire plans and strategies, and prior knowledge is important.
Structural Learning, Pedagogy Explained
Structural LearningPedagogy Explained, Five Pedagogical Approaches Explained, CognitivismQuote, Pedagogy Explained, Five Pedagogical Approaches Explained, Cognitivism
focuses on what happens inside the mind...chunk their explanations into small parts
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Wikimedia FoundationIncludes: Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development, Piaget's theory of cognitive development, lead sectionQuote, Includes: Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development, Piaget's theory of cognitive development, lead section
To Piaget, cognitive development was a progressive reorganisation of mental processes resulting from biological maturation and environmental experience.
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Wikimedia FoundationIncludes: Multiple Intelligences Theory, Theory of multiple intelligences article, cognitive framingQuote, Includes: Multiple Intelligences Theory, Theory of multiple intelligences article, cognitive framing
In 1983, the field of cognitive neuroscience was embryonic, but Gardner was one of the early psychological theorists to describe direct links between brain systems and intelligence.
UIC Center for the Advancement of Teaching Excellence, Teaching Guides
Includes: Bloom's Taxonomy, Bloom's Taxonomy guide, cognitive domainQuote, Includes: Bloom's Taxonomy, Bloom's Taxonomy guide, cognitive domain
The cognitive domain is focused on intellectual skills such as critical thinking, problem-solving, and creating a knowledge base.
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