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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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Cognitions By Contexts

Clark Quinn

I have, in the past, talked about the three cognitions: situated , distributed , and social. So here’s some preliminary thoughts (ok, they’ve already been processed a few times) on considering cognitions by contexts. Cutting through the contexts by cognitions, we can make some prescriptions. And, no, I didn’t.

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TMI! Cognitive Overload and Learning

Learningtogo

This is an example of what we call “cognitive overload.”. Cognitive Load Theory was introduced by John Sweller to explain why people have so much more difficulty learning complex content. Aerospace companies, for example, consider cognitive load when they design airplane and spaceship control panels.

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Scenario-Based Learning for Learning Impact Podcast

Experiencing eLearning

Compelling Narratives: Delve into the significance of storytelling within scenarios, emphasizing the inclusion of characters, conflict, and consequences to evoke cognitive and emotional engagement. Watch the podcast If the video of our conversation isn’t embedded below, you can watch it directly on YouTube.

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Scenario-Based Learning for Learning Impact, with Christy Tucker

Upside Learning

Compelling Narratives: Delve into the significance of storytelling within scenarios, emphasizing the inclusion of characters, conflict, and consequences to evoke cognitive and emotional engagement.

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SBL Research, Twine, LXD, Tools: ID Links 9/28/21

Experiencing eLearning

Study looking at how feedback and reflection affect the effectiveness of scenario-based learning in improving self-efficacy and classroom readiness for student teachers. Providing automatic feedback and opportunity to reflect had the biggest effect. A significant positive effect on self-efficacy was found for intervention group 2.

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Growth Mindset, AI, and More: ID Links 3/14/23

Experiencing eLearning

Growth mindset Ask the Cognitive Scientist: Does Developing a Growth Mindset Help Students Learn? The effect may seem small, but it’s in the range of lots of education effects. For example, how would you make a version of the game UNO usable to DeafBlind players? Is it worth trying to promote a growth mindset in students?