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Metacognition: Test Your Knowledge!

KnowledgeOne

” CORRECT ANSWER TRUE Indeed, metacognition can be summed up as the ability to go “beyond” (meta) the “act of learning” (cognition). For Flavell, metacognition “refers to the subject’s knowledge of their own cognitive processes and products. Some 500 years B.C.,

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The 3 Components of Metacognition

KnowledgeOne

Metacognition can be summarized as the ability to reflect on one’s cognitive processes, allowing us to identify our mistakes and successes, understand their origin, and adjust our goals. About the cognitive strategies: what we know about the most effective methods for carrying out an activity. Metacognitive strategies.

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How to Use Pedagogical Agents in Your eLearning

Infopro Learning

Which sample do you find more effective? Because it is in harmony with the personalization principle—it uses a conversational style, has an effective on-screen coach, and a visible author. Let’s look at the significance of the second aspect of the personalization principle—using effective on-screen coaches or pedagogical agents.

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Getting Into the Flow: How Casual Games Increase Learning Engagement

Axonify

To complement the effects of flow, it is also possible that playing casual games on the Axonify platform enhanced learning by boosting vigilance and alertness prior to the learner engaging with the learning content. vigilance and stress) (Hamann, 2001; Cahill & McGaugh, 1998). Cognitive and neural mechanisms of emotional memory.

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Agile Microlearning Explained

Cognitive science theories already supply the answers. Learner engagement and retention doesn’t have to be a mystery. Learn how OttoLearn packages them into a single platform you can use to deliver microlearning based reinforcement training, and go beyond completions to focus on outcomes.

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Are We Using Bloom’s Taxonomy Correctly?

Magic EdTech

While most of us know Bloom’s taxonomy but for the benefit of others, Bloom’s Taxonomy is the systematic classification of the processes of thinking and learning.Benjamin Bloom and his fellow educationists identified three dimensions of educational activities: Cognitive (Knowledge), skills (psychomotor) and Attitude.

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How to use Bloom's Taxonomy in Custom eLearning Content Development?

Thinkdom

Understanding Bloom's Taxonomy Bloom's taxonomy is a classification system that categorizes learning goals into six hierarchical levels, each representing a different cognitive skill. However, in 2001, it was revised to inculcate modern concepts of learning into the system.