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Woolfolk, Chapter 7
Overview
The Cognitive
Perspective
Information
Processing
Metacognition
Becoming
Knowledgeable
Elements of the
Cognitive
Perspective
Cognitive Views
Of Learning
Metacognition,
Regulation,
& Individual
Differences
Information
Processing
Model
Comparing
Perspectives
Behavioral Psych
Cognitive Psych
Behaviors
Knowledge
Reinforcement strengthens
behavior
Learners respond to
environmental stimuli
Knowledge is acquired
Reinforcement is a source
of feedback
Learners initiate learning
experiences
Knowledge is constructed
The Cognitive
Perspective
Kinds of Knowledge
General
Domain
specific
Declarative
Procedural
Conditional or
structural
Reading, numbers
Domain specific
Periodic table
Declarative: Who,
what, where?
History dates
Names of
presidents
Riding a bike
Procedural: How?
Information Processing
Model
Terminology
Sensory memory
Perception
Short term memory
Long term memory
Working
Memory
Long-term
memory
Retrieve
(activate memory)
Decision
making
Permanent
Storage
Sensory Memory
The five senses
Sensory register
Large capacity
Short duration
Contents
Roles of attention
and perception
Gestalt Psychology:
Study of Perception
Gestalt Terminology
Bottom-up processing
Top-down processing
The role of attention
Automaticity
Lesson for teachers
See Guidelines, Woolfolk, p. 247
Wholeness
Or
pattern
Working Memory
Capacity: 5 to 9 separate items
Articulatory loop rehearsal system
Duration: 5 to 20 seconds
Rehearsal can increase duration
Maintenance rehearsal
Elaborative rehearsal
Chunking
Forgetting
Interference
Decay
Long Term
Relatively slow input
Practically unlimited
capacity
Practically unlimited
duration
Contains networks,
schemata
Retrieval depends on
connections
Contents of Memory
Semantic Memory
Propositions & propositional networks
Images
Story grammar
Event schema / script
Images
Schemas (schemata)
Contents of Memory
Story grammar
Script
Episodic memory
Procedural memory
Types of Memory
Episodic
Yesterdays
golf
outing
Semantic
The concept
airplane
Procedural
How to
give a
presentation
of
processing
of activation
Reconstruction
Decay
Interference
See Guidelines, Woolfolk p. 259
Reflection Questions
What you are thinking right now..in
which level of memory is it being held?
How is information stored in long term
memory?
Why do people forget? What are the
possible causes?
Metacognition,
Regulation, &
Individual Differences
Metacognitive
Knowledge
Planning
Monitoring
Evaluation
Differences in
Metacognition
Developmental
differences
Capacity
Strategy
Organization
Individual differences
Efficiency
Differences in ability
declarative
knowledge
Procedural
knowledge
Personal interest
Becoming
Knowledgeable:
Some Basic Principles
Learning Declarative
Knowledge
Rote
memorization
Serial position effect
Part learning
Distributed practice
Massed practice
Mnemonics
Loci
method
Peg type: keyword, peg word,
acronyms
Chaining
Attention!!
Making
it meaningful : Single
best method for aiding memory
Making It Meaningful
Relating
to previous knowledge
Relating to students experiences
Clarifying unfamiliar terms
Give examples, illustrations,
analogies from students view
Use humor, emotion, novelty
Procedural &
Conditional Knowledge
Automated basic skills
Cognitive
Associative
Autonomous
Prerequisite knowledge
Practice with feedback
Domain-specific strategies
Learning Outside
School
Encouraging family and community
support
See Family and Community
Partnerships, Woolfolk, p. 270
Reflection Questions
Contrast cognitive and behavioral
views of learning. What is learned?
What is the role of reinforcement?
How does knowledge affect learning?
Compare declarative, procedural, and
conditional knowledge.
Give two explanations for perception.
How is information retained in working
memory?
Reflection Questions
How is information represented in
long-term memory? What role do
schemas play?
What learning processes improve
long-term memory?
Why do we forget?
What are the three metacognitive
skills?
Describe some individual differences
in metacognition.
Reflection Questions
How can using better metacognitive
strategies improve childrens
memories?
Describe three ways to develop
declarative knowledge.
Describe some procedures for
developing procedural knowledge.
Summary
The
Cognitive Perspective
Information Processing
Metacognition
Becoming Knowledgeable
End Chapter 7