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From novice to expert

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I''m working through the alphabet of psychologists and theorists, providing a brief overview of each theory, and how it can be applied in education. a student cohort) can be extended by encouraging them to scaffold weaker, or less expert learners, to encourage and lead, in a kind of cognitive apprenticeship. Reference Lave, J.

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Memory full

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The work of John Sweller and Nillie Lavie on Cognitive Load Theory and Capacity Theory (based on studies by Shalom Fisch ) is useful to help us understand how to optimise digital design environments such as the layout of virtual learning environments or online discussion groups. This is but a brief and superficial look at these theories.

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In two minds

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Psychologists and cognitive scientists have offered a number of useful theories that aid our understanding of learning. In this series I''m providing a brief overview of each theory, and how each can be applied in education. In this post we return to the cognitive domain, with an examination of Allan Paivio''s theory of dual coding.

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Deeper learning

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My plan is to work through the alphabet of psychologists and provide a brief overview of their theories, and how each can be applied in education. Craik and Lockhart claimed that the deeper the processing, the stronger will be the trace of that memory, and thus recall will take less cognitive effort. Unported License.

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Stage by stage

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Psychologists and cognitive scientists have offered a number of useful theories that aid our understanding of learning. In this series I''m providing a brief overview of the theories, and how each can be applied in education. Anderson ACT-R Cognitive Architecture 2. Festinger Cognitive Dissonance Theory 12.

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Conflict resolution

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My intention is to work through the alphabet of psychologists and provide a brief overview of each theory, and how it can be applied in education. In this post, we continue to explore Festinger''s work, this time focusing on his theory of cognitive dissonance. Festinger called this phenomenon cognitive dissonance.

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Learning, making and powerful ideas

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I''m working through the alphabet of psychologists and theorists, providing a brief overview of each theory, and how it can be applied in education. The Theory Not to be confused with constructivism, constructionism is a cognitive theory that relates to learning by making things. Anderson ACT-R Cognitive Architecture 2.

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