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The (Post) Cognitive Perspective

Clark Quinn

I’m deeply steeped in the cognitive sciences, owing to a Ph.D. in cognitive psych. Fortuitively, this was at the time my advisor was creating the cognitive science program (and more). Yet I also have a fair bit of empirical evidence that taking a cognitive perspective accomplishes things that are hard to do in other ways.

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The Planet Captivate Blog – Cognitive Load

Adobe Captivate

However, one topic that Jim has helped me to better understand is that of cognitive load. There has been a great deal of research done on the topic, but in a nutshell, it refers to the amount of information the human brain can effectively process at one time. Cognitive Stall – When a learner has disengaged from learning.

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Friday Finds — Cognitive Load Research, Crafting Content, AIDC Conference

Mike Taylor

The session emphasizes the importance of creating memorable messages that capture sustained attention, reduce cognitive fatigue, and enhance trust and motivation. Overburdening can impede learning, but with practice, recalling from long-term memory becomes easier. Short on tie?

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Cognitive biases: test your knowledge!

KnowledgeOne

Do you know what a cognitive bias is and how many there are to date? Are you aware that certain cognitive biases must be taken seriously in the teaching world? Can you tell a cognitive bias from a myth? Cognitive biases are perceptual distortions that can be said to be to our mind what optical illusions are to our visual system.

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Cognitive Bias in Education: the Pygmalion Effect

KnowledgeOne

These erroneous judgments are called cognitive biases, and some 250 different ones are known to date. The Pygmalion effect is one of them, and the first step in preventing it is to know more about it. Self-fulfilling prophecy: from the lab to the school.

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How Microlearning Research Can Be Used To Evade Cognitive Dissonance

Ed App

Cognitive dissonance, to put it in simple words, is the conflict or tension we feel when we hold two opposing views in our minds at the same time. However, microlearning research is used to counter the effects of cognitive dissonance. Microlearning Research. Change Beliefs. Change Actions.

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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. However, there are far more effective ways to improve memory recall, most notably using a spaced repetition system. By spreading the space between review sessions, it trains your brain to recall the information better.

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