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Cognition and Knowledge Construction Flashcards

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Instruction should be student centered, involve problem solving, and require students to interact socially and environmentally.

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Knowledge Construction

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Learner should be recognized as having prior knowledge , interpret and elaborate, encouraged to view errors as an opportunity to learn.

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Knowledge Construction

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If students participate in activities, the likelihood of transfer of learning to real life improves.

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Student Centered instruction

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Students should have experiences rather than the teacher just imparting experiences.

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Student Centered instruction

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If they have the experience, they can construct an understanding that connects with prior knowledge.

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Student Centered instruction

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retention and recall are improved when the students have experiences.

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Student Centered instruction

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Constructing concepts and applying them to problematic situations by going beyond given information or developing their own ideas.

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Problem Solving

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IF the situation represents the world outside of the classroom, it increases the likelihood of shifting their ability to other problem soling situations.

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Problem solving

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Knowledge construction is enhanced through social negotiation of understanding and meaning.

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Interaction Socially and Environmentally.

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Providing Opportunities for students to share their views and understand the views of others, increases understanding and tolerance.

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Interaction Socially and Environmentally

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Must assess prior knowledge before instruction begins.

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Recognized as Having Prior Knowledge

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Students come to school with prior knowledge and concepts that influence how future learning is assimilated.

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Recognized as Having Prior Knowledge

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prior knowledge must be considered as students will not arrive as blank slates.

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Recognized as Having Prior Knowledge

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Identifies students misconceptions that need correcting

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Assessing prior knowledge accomplishes

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Determines current levels of understanding

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Assessing prior knowledge accomplishes

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Establishes what students thought was important enough to remember.

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Assessing prior knowledge accomplishes

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Tells what students found interesting enough to remember.

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Assessing prior knowledge accomplishes

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Active learners are more likely to construct knowledge than passive learners.

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Interpretation and Elaboration

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Rather recognize a bank of facts, teachers should encourage students to go beyond the information.

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Interpretation and Elaboration

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human memory: Three major components:
Sensory Register
Working Memory( short term memory)
Long term memory

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Human Memory

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Keeps incoming stimuli in its original structure

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Sensory register

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Limited Capacity: one second for visual images, three seconds for auditory stimulation.

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Sensory register

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when students are paying attention the information goes into the working (short term) memory.

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Sensory register

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put classroom information to use quickly
encourage students to take notes
create a stimulating environment

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Sensory register: Methods of increasing attention

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Model enthusiasm

Decrease distractions in the classroom

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Sensory register: Methods of increasing attention

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Keeps information while it is mentally processed

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Working (short term) memory

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limited capacity: 5 to 20 seconds

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Working (short term) memory

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Thinking occurs at this stage.

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Working (short term) memory

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info is then stored in long term memory or is lost.

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Working (short term) memory

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Information can be held indefinitely

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Long term memory

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Limitless Capacity

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Long term memory

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the more info that’s stored, the easier it is to remember new information

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Long term memory

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fact based information

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declarative knowledge

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repeating the new information

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Rehearsal- helps with the acquisition of fact based info

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creating association between new and existing

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Meaningful learning- helps with the acquisition of fact based info

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drawing attention to connections between new information

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organization- helps with the acquisition of fact based info

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additional information added to knew knowledge

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Elaboration- helps with the acquisition of fact based info

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Creating a mental picture of the information

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Visual imagery- helps with the acquisition of fact based info

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using patterns, acronyms, or rhymes

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Mnemonics- helps with the acquisition of fact based info

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Knowledge on how to perform in a certain manner

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procedural knowledge

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Give a demonstration
Present Pictures
Supply verbal feedback
encourage verbal rehearsal
make scaffolding available.
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To assist with retention of procedural knowledge

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Frequently review to encourage automaticity

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Assist with retrieval

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Drill and Practice

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Assist with retrieval

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Solicit and Provide Retrieval Cues

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Assist with retrieval

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Link prior knowledge to new information

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Assist with retrieval

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increase wait time which increases participation the quality of the answer, and class performance

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When questioning during reviews

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mental constructs of object groupings, action, ideas.

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Concepts

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Positive Instances

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Examples of Concept

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Negative Instances

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nonexample of the concept

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Defining features

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qualities present in all cases of the concept

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Correlational features

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features that may occur but are not essential to the concept.

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Prototypes

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typical or frequently occurring examples of the concept

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Exemplars

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Display of the variety within a concept

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organized bodies of information concerning specific subject matter.

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Schemas

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schema contains a predictable order of events

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scripts

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an individual’s basic belief system concerning how the world functions.

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personal theories

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Teachers introduce the necessary subject matter to initially provide a foundation.
Core knowledge info should be well organized, skill based, and literal

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Provide Core knowledge

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Students use language and methodology from several disciplines to examine problem
Integration maintains the complexity of the actual environment.

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Integrate the Curriculum

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Scope of what might be relevant to the curriculum should not be limited.
Students are encouraged to bring fresh perspective and data to existing curriculum.

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Curriculum Open-ended

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Plausible interpretations are constructed through communication
Students should understand various perspectives for a particular scenario.

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Understanding multiple perspectives

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Identification and assessment of skills are judged by flexible application, not remote memorization.
Students should be provided with multiple examples and revisit material in different contexts.

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Cognitive Flexibility

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Students bridge the gap between school learning and out of school learning by working with a mentor from the field.
Mentors assist students in constructing plans to meet the evolving demands and circumstances of a situation

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Apprenticeships

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Students apply new knowledge in a real world setting

Application of knowledge in an authentic setting increases the likelihood of transfer.

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Authentic Application

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