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Situated Cognition

Clark Quinn

In a recent article , I wrote about three types of cognition that are changing how we think about how we think (how meta!). I think it’s important to understand these cognitions, and their implications. First, I want to talk about situated cognition. Cognitive psychology was a rebellion from this perspective.

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Why Psychology is Still Relevant in the Age of Neuroscience

Learningtogo

Cognitive science is a branch of psychology that attempts to explain human behavior by understanding how we think. Like cosmology, quantum physics , and many other branches of science, cognitive psychology employs models to describe something that can’t be directly observed. Other sciences that come into play.

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3 Ways to Use Cognitive Psychology to Improve Your Course

LearnDash

As it turns out, psychology—particularly cognitive psychology—has a lot of valuable lessons for e-learning. Spaced repetition shifts the focus off the ideas you already know and narrows your attention onto those you don’t. Cognitive psychology concepts aren’t about taking the easy road for expediency’s sake.

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Strategic Use of Music to Support Learning

Learningtogo

With increased insights coming from the field of neuroscience, there’s been a heightened interest in understanding how music affects our cognitive processes. This reward cycle can increase memory performance for nonmusical information that is associated with the music. Music helps you create, organize, and retrieve memories.

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Metacognition in 10 points

KnowledgeOne

For Flavell, metacognition “refers to one’s knowledge concerning one’s own cognitive processes or anything related to them. The prefix “meta” means not only to go “beyond” (cognition), but it also evokes reflection, participation, succession and change. Attention, in numbers.

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Content, Skill and Scale: ID Best Practices?

Infopro Learning

According to the Association for Talent Development , instructional design involves crafting learning experiences and resources to facilitate acquiring and practically applying knowledge and skills. ARCS Model: Developed by John Keller, the ARCS model focuses on four key elements: Attention, Relevance, Confidence, and Satisfaction.

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Motivation and Success from the Brain’s Perspective: Test Your Knowledge

KnowledgeOne

In the brain, effort results in the activation of the prefrontal cortex, the “control center” responsible for higher cognitive functions, including the ability to analyze information and to identify and correct mistakes. B) The belief of others in our ability to improve. C) Our age. CORRECT ANSWER A. 2014; Moser et al.,