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JUNE 1, 2014

In my most recent post I examined Leon Festinger''s work on social comparison and its applications to 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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MAY 24, 2014

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. This framework for human memory research is considered by many cognitive psychologists to be a stronger explanation than those of the multi-store memory models. Unported License.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

The Theory Not to be confused with constructivism, constructionism is a cognitive theory that relates to learning by making things. They represent the essence of rational thinking, developing cognitive skills that will prepare the child to deal with a multitude of challenges and problems they may encounter later in life.

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JUNE 18, 2014

She made some important contributions to his stages of cognitive development theory (which will be featured in greater depth in some upcoming articles on this blog). It could be argued that these decisions were made because of Inhelder and Piaget''s cognitive stages theory. Unported License. Unported License.

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APRIL 26, 2019

The first is cognitive load - i.e. the amount of information we can process and absorb through our primary senses; in this case, our audio and visual channels. A closer look at cognitive load theory (Sweller, 1988 ) reveals that human processing relies predominantly on visual and auditory stimuli, but this is limited. Unported License.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2013

In the post I made the remark that today's learning needs to be personal, social and global, all of which can be mediated through technology. Keith asked me 'Does learning always need to be social?' The manipulation of tools, a very specific human activity, carries with them an accumulation of cultural and social knowledge.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

The tools I use are a kind of mind technology, a means of extending my cognitive capabilities, enhancing my thinking, memory and recall. It would take me a lot longer though, and I would have to divert more cognitive energy away from the core stuff. Mind technology it certainly is, and richly social too. Unported License.

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APRIL 16, 2014

Later, Piaget, Inhelder and others were responsible for introducing a cognitive version of learning theory which held that children were ''solo scientists'' who constructed their own meaning through exploration of their environment. And yet these theories paid scant attention to the social contexts within which learning occurs.

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OCTOBER 23, 2012

Not to be confused with constructivism (the theory first proposed in its cognitive form by Jean Piaget, and in its social form by Levrenti Vygotskii). This video demonstrates how the theory can be applied to scaffold children's numeracy skills Learning with robots by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0

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FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Russian psychologist Lev Vygotsky is revered as a notable pioneer of research into learning and cognitive development. Although his writings were suppressed in the West for several decades, they eventually emerged in the 70s, representative of a progressive view of constructivism, in which the social was seen as a major influence on learning.

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JUNE 2, 2014

In my most recent post I examined Leon Festinger''s cognitive dissonance theory and its applications to education. I''m working through the alphabet of psychologists and provide a brief overview of each theory, and how it can be applied in education. Unported License. Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s.

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OCTOBER 26, 2013

Let''s start with some theory: According to the revised Bloom''s cognitive taxonomy by Anderson and Krathwohl, ''creating'' is suggested as the peak of achievement. This is a fairly low level cognitive process, but it does require some discernment and decision making ability. What can we learn from digital curation of content?

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MAY 27, 2014

Engeström''s approach was to explain human thought processes not simply on the basis of the individual, but in the wider context of the individual''s interactions within the social world through artefacts, and specifically in situations where activities were being produced. plans, cognitive maps) to achieve their goals.

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AUGUST 17, 2012

In yesterday's blogpost Separation and connection I talked about the nature of social media and their capability to amplify human contact. Specifically, I made the point that Personal Learning Networks (PLNs) are enabled and strengthened when we make connections through social media tools. our use of social media actually engages.'

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DECEMBER 9, 2016

Psychologists and cognitive scientists have offered a number of useful theories that aid our understanding of learning. The last post in this series featured the stages of cognitive development model proposed by Jean Piaget. The last post in this series featured the stages of cognitive development model proposed by Jean Piaget.

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OCTOBER 9, 2018

The following some thoughts from a post I originally published in 2015: From a cognitive constructivist perspective, learning is achieved through the twin processes of assimilation and accommodation. The latter implies that new learning is 'bolted onto', or constructed within, existing cognitive structures known as schemas.

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AUGUST 31, 2014

Transformative learning is found in the struggle to make sense of chaos, in the churn of the unfamiliar, and in the cognitive dissonance of doubt. Anderson ACT-R Cognitive Architecture 2. Bandura Social Learning Theory 4. Festinger Social Comparison Theory 11. Festinger Cognitive Dissonance Theory 12.

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JANUARY 12, 2019

From this 'cognitive constructivist' perspective, learning is achieved through the twin processes of assimilation and accommodation. The latter implies that new learning is 'bolted onto', or constructed within, existing cognitive structures known as schemas. As ever, I invite readers to exchange their views in the comments box below.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

It fascinated social psychologist Stanley Milgram. So Milgram''s notion of six degrees is not so much a theory of learning, more a social contact theory, but it has significant implications for learning in the social media age. Who we know and who they know, he believed, define our social structure.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Learning is a complex process that requires commitment on the part of the learner in pursuance of their interests, exploration of their physical and social environments and discovery of the self. There is also a definitive role for teachers, who should support, scaffold and facilitate these learning efforts. Rogers, C. 1983) Freedom to Learn.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Research from the behavioural and cognitive sciences, neurosciences and pedagogical research fields is regularly yielding new findings. In an article entitled 'Learning from Learners', Rachel Wu (Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at the University of Rochester, New York) discusses some recent findings on how infants learn.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Photo by US Dept of Agriculture on Flickr Social learning is one of the vital components of contemporary learning and development. Russian psychologist Lev Vygotsky (1978) argued that we learn best when we are immersed in a socially rich, culturally relevant environment. Social learning is strongly relational. Vygotsky, L.

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MAY 21, 2014

Today, we explore the work of Albert Bandura on social learning theory. It''s been said that Albert Bandura''s theory of social learning spans the gap between behaviourism and cognitivism. In fact, Social Learning theory is essentially - as the name suggests - an explanation of how we learn when we are in social contexts.

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AUGUST 22, 2014

The theory You will recall that Lave''s work was based on social constructivist theory, and focused on how novice learners can become expert through a social process that involves scaffolding and situated learning. Anderson ACT-R Cognitive Architecture 2. Bandura Social Learning Theory 4. Previous posts in this series: 1.

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JUNE 28, 2014

Anderson ACT-R Cognitive Architecture 2. Bandura Social Learning Theory 4. Festinger Social Comparison Theory 11. Festinger Social Comparison Theory 11. Festinger Cognitive Dissonance Theory 12. Reference Previous posts in this series: 1. Argyris Double Loop Learning 3. Bruner Scaffolding Theory 5.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2019

In this post I will featuring direct quotations from legendary American psychologist Jerome S Bruner , whose work focused on the psychology of learning, pedagogical methods such as instructional scaffolding and the spiral curriculum , as well as social constructivist learning methods. Bruner, J. 1990) Acts of Meaning. Unported License.

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MAY 31, 2014

In this post, we explore the work of Leon Festinger , namely social comparison theory. This is social comparison, and influences the way we behave and think, the clothes we wear and even the way we speak. Teachers should be aware that social comparison can have a negative influence on students'' self evaluation.

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MARCH 7, 2014

According to his Zone of Proximal Development theory (ZPD), whether that person be a teacher, peer or parent, children learn more extensively within a social context. They would need to progress through a strictly defined set of cognitive stages before they were ready to learn at the next level. Unported License.

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JUNE 6, 2014

It is not difficult to see that such sharing of knowledge can be easily achieved through social media and the use of personal digital technologies. In many ways, heutagogy is aligned to other digital age theories, in that it places an importance on ‘learning to learn’, and the sharing rather than hoarding of that knowledge. Unported License.

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JUNE 17, 2014

Unported License. Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s. behaviourism Clark Hull drive reduction education homeostasis learning motivation theory'

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JANUARY 2, 2013

Futurologist Ray Kurzweil's argument looks beyond these issues, holding that the tools we have available to us as a result of networked social media and personal devices, actually enable us to increase our cognitive abilities. and Wilson, B. 1999) Learning with Technology: A Constructivist Perspective. Unported License.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

The Theory Stanley Milgram was active in social psychology research during the sixties and was influenced by the events of the Second World War. Anderson ACT-R Cognitive Architecture 2. Bandura Social Learning Theory 4. Festinger Social Comparison Theory 11. Festinger Social Comparison Theory 11. Unported License.

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OCTOBER 28, 2019

You see, Frankenstein's Monster is a metaphor for social isolation, alienation and fear of those who are different. After a series of betrayals, identity crises and damaging social encounters, the Creature turns on its creator, assumes the role of monster, and destroys much of what Frankenstein values and loves. Occam's bloody razor 4.

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DECEMBER 15, 2016

The theory explains social dimensions of personality. Locus of control has connections to a number of other social theories of personality including self-efficacy (Bandura) and attribution theory (Weiner). Anderson ACT-R Cognitive Architecture 2. Bandura Social Learning Theory 4. Festinger Social Comparison Theory 11.

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JUNE 26, 2014

Anderson ACT-R Cognitive Architecture 2. Bandura Social Learning Theory 4. Festinger Social Comparison Theory 11. Festinger Social Comparison Theory 11. Festinger Cognitive Dissonance Theory 12. Previous posts in this series: 1. Argyris Double Loop Learning 3. Bruner Scaffolding Theory 5. Unported License.

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JUNE 23, 2014

In my last post I featured Bärbel Inhelder''s work on deductive reasoning and her work with Jean Piaget on the formal operations stage of cognitive development. His conclusion was that such strange, inexplicable coincidences were more common than we might expect. Anderson ACT-R Cognitive Architecture 2. Reference Jung, C.

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JUNE 18, 2014

She made some important contributions to his stages of cognitive development theory (which will be featured in greater depth in some upcoming articles on this blog). It could be argued that these decisions were made because of Inhelder and Piaget's cognitive stages theory. Unported License. Unported License.

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