Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

My last post explored Donald Norman''s ideas around perception and the design of every day objects. 1980) Mindstorms: Children, Computers and Powerful Ideas. Festinger Social Comparison Theory 11. Maslow Hierarchy of Human Needs 27. Previous posts in this series are all linked below. Reference Papert, S.

Cognitive 107

Cognitive Ideas Theory Maslow 107

Learning with e's

AUGUST 31, 2014

The previous post featured Abraham Maslow''s Hierarchy of Human Needs. Teachers should provide as many opportunities as possible for students to gain confidence in new and unfamiliar contexts, especially those that challenge their pre-conceived ideas, beliefs and values. Festinger Social Comparison Theory 11.

Cognitive 101

Cognitive Maslow Theory Attitudes 101

Learning with e's

OCTOBER 5, 2014

He proposed several influential ideas about how as they grow, children pass through several stages of cognitive growth. The final stage of development is the formal operations stage, where children can manipulate ideas inside their heads, and are able to reason abstractly. Festinger Social Comparison Theory 11.

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Cognitive Theory Maslow Learning Theory 94

Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

In this post, I explore Donald Norman''s ideas around the design of every day objects. Norman took this idea and argued that knowledge not only resides in our heads, but also in the world around us. Festinger Social Comparison Theory 11. Maslow Hierarchy of Human Needs 27. Craik and Lockhart Levels of Processing 6.

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Design Cognitive Theory Maslow 98

Learning with e's

DECEMBER 9, 2016

According to this theory information is thought to be organised in hierarchies, and it is easier (quicker) to retrieve ideas and words that are closely related together than to retrieve words that are less closely related. Festinger Social Comparison Theory 11. Maslow Hierarchy of Human Needs 27. Csíkszentmihályi Flow Theory 7.

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Cognitive Theory Maslow Learning Theory 40