Cognitivism

Question 1

According to a cognitivist (social learning) approach, what three main factors influence learning:

Answer 1

Question 2

What are 3 Core Concepts of Social Learning Theory?

• 1. People learn through _______________.*
• 2. State of mind: _________ of the learner provide intrinsic reinforcement.*
• 3. Learning __________ lead to a change in behavior.*

Answer 2

3 Core Concepts of Social Learning Theory:

• 1. People learn through* observational learning, association, or both.
• 2. State of mind*: thoughts and mental processes of the learner provide intrinsic reinforcement.
• 3. Learning* does not always lead to a change in behavior. (learners are responsible for how they encode information for future recall)

Question 3

What are 5 key instructional design principles based on a cognitivist approach?

• Ordering and organizing information should be based on ____________________.
• __________________ information for value, relevance, or importance.
• ___________________ based on prior experiences and knowledge.
• ___________________ information into logical groupings.
• Use _______________ (or other techniques) for information storage and retrieval.

Answer 3

• Ordering and organizing information should be based on priority.
• Visually cue information for value, relevance, or importance.
• Form associations based on prior experiences and knowledge.
• Group (or chunk) information into logical groupings.
• Use mnemonics (or other techniques) for information storage and retrieval.

Question 4

What are 4 key factors for making observational learning effective from a cognitivist approach:

1. A___________: Lessons must be engaging and grab learner’s ….
2. R___________ Learners should be able to … the info from the lesson.
3. M_______ R___________: Learners should have the opportunity to … what they have learned.
4. M____________: Must be a …. to the learner following the lesson.

Answer 4

ATTENTION: Lessons must be engaging and grab learner’s attention.

RETENTION: Learners should be able to retain the info from the lesson.

MOTOR REPRODUCTION: Learners should have the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.

MOTIVATION: Must be a benefit to the learner following the lesson.

Question 5

Social learning and instructional design:

Should learning focus on

TEACHER-CENTERED ?

OR

LEARNER-CENTERED ?

approach

Answer 5

LEARNER-CENTERED

Learning should revolve around learner involvement, input, and collaboration in social settings.

Learning should center on observational learning and often hinges on motivation.

Question 6

Examples of social learning from a cognitivist perspective:

Answer 6

Depict a learning opportunity as a fun (motivational) activity or

something that the learner can associate with what they already know how to do.

Watching a SME complete a task, followed by a chance to complete the activity themselves. This could include job-shadowing, mentoring, and apprenticeship programs.

Group messages/learning in ways to ease retrieval of information (like regular text messages that elaborate on a mnemonic).

Question 7

Define Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory:

Answer 7

• Personal factors of the learner, the learner’s behavior, and their environment work together in a reciprocal network.*
• This reciprocity influences how a learner encodes the information presented.*

Question 8

Important to social learning theory (cognitivism and constructivism):

Lessons must be engaging and grab learner’s __________________.

Answer 8

ATTENTION

Question 9

Important to social learning theory (cognitivism and constructivism):

Learners should be able to __________ the info from the lesson.

Answer 9

RETAIN

Question 10

Important to social learning theory (cognitivism and constructivism):

Learners should have the opportunity to _______ what they have learned.

Answer 10

DEMONSTRATE (MOTOR REPRODUCTION)

Question 11

Important to social learning theory (cognitivism and constructivism):

Must be a _____________ to the learner following the lesson.

Answer 11

BENEFIT (MOTIVATION)