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Enhancing Learning Through Concept, Problem Solving & Strategic Thinking

Explore complex cognitive processes in education like concept learning, problem solving, and strategic learning. Understand assessment tools such as multiple choice tests. Dive into theories by Piaget, Vygotsky, and more to enhance teaching approaches.

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Enhancing Learning Through Concept, Problem Solving & Strategic Thinking

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  1. Complex Cognitive Processes Part II: Chapter 9

  2. Complex Cognitive Processes cont. • Bluebook Assessment – Multiple Choice • Journal Reviews • Concept Learning • Problem Solving • Strategic Learner • Transfer of Learning

  3. Bluebook Exercise • Complete the Multiple Choice assessment • In your bluebook, write the advantages and disadvantages to using Multiple Choice as an assessment tool…don’t forget to address both teacher and student perspectives.

  4. Journal Reviews

  5. Previously, “on” EDF 250… • Piaget (Constructivism) • Vygotsky (Sociocultural) • Erikson (Psychosocial) • Kohlberg (Moral) • Behaviorism (Classical/Operant Conditioning) • Social Cognitive Theory (Modeling) • Metacognition (learning strategies) • Information Processing • 3 Memory Processes (Sensory, Working, Long-Term)

  6. Concept Learning • Concept – mental structure that categorizes • Characteristics (features/attributes) • Prototype • Exemplars Concept Mapping – Visual relationships

  7. Conceptual Change • Conflict with existing conception • Understand new/different conception • Meaningful in the real world • USE OF MANY EXAMPLES • USE OF NONEXAMPLES • FAMILIAR TO LEAST TYPICAL • RELATE TO OTHER CONCEPTS

  8. Problem Solving • Identify the Problem • Represent the Problem • Select a Strategy • Implement a Strategy • Evaluate the results

  9. Strategic Learner • Metacognition • Study Strategies • Critical Thinking (Bloom’s Taxonomy)

  10. Transfer of Learning • Positive and Negative Transfer • General and Specific Transfer • Factors Affecting Transfer of Learning • Similarity between two learning situations • Depth of learners’ original understanding • Quality of learning experience • Contact for learners’ experiences • Variety of learning experiences • Emphasis on metacognition

  11. Complex Cognitive Processes cont. • Bluebook Assessment – Multiple Choice • Concept Learning • Problem Solving • Strategic Learner • Transfer of Learning MIDTERM is this Wed. Oct. 20th (MEA/MFT is Friday – no class Bonus Pts. for participation: see electronic syllabus for form) Finish Self-Assessment for Chapter 9 and submit to Dr. Barfield

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