A cognitive strategy is a specific method a person uses to solve a problem or exploit an opportunity, encompassing reasoning, planning, arithmetic and similar mental operations; it need not happen entirely inside the head, since it will almost always interact with the surrounding context in which it is carried out. A cognitive strategy is implemented through a set of ordered, sometimes overlapping, logical steps, each of which is taught or learned and then remembered as knowledge of the situation for future use, so the strategy functions as a remembered, consciously built procedure that guides later mental processing toward a decision and a resulting action.
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Core ClaimA cognitive strategy is a specific method a person uses to solve a problem or pursue a goal, such as a particular reasoning, planning or arithmetic procedure, that can be taught, learned and reused. 1 FAQs
How is a cognitive strategy taught to students?
Describe it, model it, practice with feedback, self-monitor, then generalize.
One ERIC digest on strategy instruction lists five basic steps in teaching strategy use: describe the strategy, model its use, provide ample assisted practice time with feedback, promote student self-monitoring and evaluation of personal strategy use, and encourage continued use and generalization of the strategy.
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Cognitive strategies are the specific methods that people use to solve problems and/or exploit opportunities, including all sorts of reasoning, planning, arithmetic, etc.
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Cognitive strategies are the specific methods that people use to solve problems and/or exploit opportunities, including all sorts of reasoning, planning, arithmetic, etc.
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Cognitive strategies are the specific methods that people use to solve problems and/or exploit opportunities, including all sorts of reasoning, planning, arithmetic, etc.
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