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Cognitive and Learning Sciences

Clark Quinn

And this is the cognitive level! Do you mean neural, or cognitive, or…? Cognitive science as a field was defined to be an integrative approach to everything about our thinking: consciousness, language, emotion, and more. And, to be clear, learning sciences are a subset of the cognitive sciences. Clarity matters.

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Distributed Cognition

Clark Quinn

In my last post , I talked about situated cognition. A second, and related, cognitive revelation is that thinking is distributed between our heads and the world. Hutchins, in his Cognition in the Wild, documented a variety of ways that our thinking is an artefact of our tools and our models. This is also true for learning.

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Cognitive Load Theory: The Key to Smarter Instructional Design

Origin Learning

What is cognitive load theory (CLT)? ‘Cognitive’ means mental and ‘load’ means burden, so this theory basically studies the mental load that the human brain faces when learning happens. This is what a schema does: it helps in shedding some of the cognitive load.

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The Power of Cognitive Assessment Tests in Recruiting Talent

ProProfs

Cognitive assessment tests can help recruiters find a needle in a haystack, ensuring that candidates possess the necessary skills to succeed. With cognitive assessment tests, recruiters can level up their recruitment game and make data-driven choices. Let cognitive assessment tests do the heavy lifting and say hello to success.

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Storyline Accessibility and Mayer’s Principles

Scissortail's Learning Nest

The Multimedia and Redundancy Principles Mayer’s research has found that people learn better through words and pictures than through words alone or pictures alone. For many Deaf people who use sign language, reading captions is using a second language, so it adds an extra layer of cognitive load that’s not ideal for learning.

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Best Practices to Ensure Successful Custom e-Learning Development

Infopro Learning

You’ll have a clear picture of what should be included in the module and what should be ignored. Include real-life scenarios and cognitive theories so that the learners can associate themselves with the facts and situations. When analyzing the market, list down the ideas that may come to you during the process.

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Complexity in Learning Design

Clark Quinn

This is particularly true with cognitive research. the human information processing system model*), the underlying picture is of a more interactive system. We’re recognizing that the our cognition is more than just in our head. Are our graphics aligned or adding to cognitive load? We need to do better.

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