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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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Instructional Design Basics: 3 Types of Cognitive Load & How They Affect Learning and Learning Design

Convergence Training

In this Instructional Design Basics article, we’re going to look at the issue of cognitive load. We’ve explained the cognitive psychology model of how we process new information, learn, and develop skills more fully in this article on How We Learn , but let’s go over the highlights in brief. What Is Cognitive Load?

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Foundations of Learning Science

Clark Quinn

A different approach came from behavioral psychology roots. During World War II, the military was faced with training many soldiers, and behavioral psychologists created the field of instructional design. I think the care is cognitive science: how we process information. This is our core mental architecture.

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A C-Suite’s Guide to Incorporating Training Delivery into an Organization

Infopro Learning

There is a need to quickly reskill employees using different training delivery methods to keep pace with the industry’s unprecedented behavioral and economic changes. A digitally-oriented, company-wide training initiative needs the attention of the C-Suite to ensure effortless execution and actual results.

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Behavioral Intelligence: The Missing Link and Next Frontier In L&D

CLO Magazine

Measures of intelligence, such as the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, are designed to quantify intelligence by measuring cognitive abilities such as knowledge and abstract reasoning. I refer to this as “cognitive intelligence” because the emphasis is on cognitive processing. Behavioral Intelligence: The Missing Link.

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Friday Finds — Critical Ignoring, Behavioral Design Pros, Slide Docs

Mike Taylor

Therefore, we also need to develop “critical ignoring” skills, which allow us to choose what to ignore and where to focus our attention. These strategies can help us manage our cognitive load and prioritize our attention in a world full of distractions.

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