Cognitivism

Cognitivism

·  The cognitivist paradigm essentially argues that the “black box” of the mind should be opened and understood. The learner is viewed as an information processor (like a computer).

·  Teacher manages problem solving and structure investigation activities (Groups) ·   Teacher provides opportunities for learning to connect new information into schema ·  Teacher guide, ask leading questions

· Active participation · Create knowledge useful for living · Creating associations between old and new content · Learners process, store and retrieve information for later use

· Evaluation criterion based · Learners driven by objectives · Co-operative

· Feedback · Cognitive games that stimulate · Educational games · Sorting games · Memorising games, patterns, association

· Learner is learning a way to do things and it might not always be the best way

· Mode of thinking, consistent with one another

· Transmission of learners thought process · Interactive learning, co-operative learning

· Learning reacts when information is stored in memory in organised meaningful way · Use analogies, hierarchical relationships to retrieve information from memory · Short, long term memory

· Internal process · Use senses · Short/long term memory

· Logical structures of presentation, memory aids