Cognitive Learning Theory
All
the way through life is faced with many different learning experiences. Some of
these experiences have prepared a better contact than others on different
people. At one time in everyone’s life one has seen or has been the children
who will effort to read a single page from a book and become so irritated and confused
because she or he does not comprehended or cannot say again what one has just read.
Same way I was also a child who struggled and just did not be aware of what I
was reading. My teachers would present reading material and I would have to
read it countless times and sometimes still I did not understand what the
reading passage was about. However, gradually I started to develop step by step
practice to help me better understand what I was reading, and lastly it all
came as one. One way to help things to come together for a person is through
the Cognitive Theory. The Cognitive Theory presents different theories for the
way that one can be educated in different subjects, the different types of
learners, and advantages of understanding.
The Cognitive Learning Theory
explains why the brain is the most unbelievable set-up of information
processing and analysis in the body as we discover things. When we say the word “learning”, we
generally mean “to think using the brain”. This fundamental idea of learning is
the main belief in the Cognitive Learning Theory (CLT). The theory has been
used to clarify mental processes as they are influenced by both basic and
extrinsic factors, which finally bring about learning in an individual.
Cognitive Learning Theory implies that the different processes relating to
learning can be explained by analyzing the mental processes first. It posits
that with successful cognitive processes, learning is easier and new
information can be stored in the memory for a long time. On the other hand, unsuccessful
cognitive processes result to learning difficulties that can be seen anytime
during the lifetime of an individual.
Summarizing and note taking is
another tactic
that supports the
cognitive learning theory. Summarizing is the ability to remove, substitute or
maintain information in order to trace important information. Teachers
may give templates and ready-made notes for students to use. Teaching and
modeling summarizing plus giving students opportunities to produce their own
notes. Summarizing and note taking promotes the cognitive learning theory
because students are creating periodic memories through the experience of note
taking. According to my experience, it is also creating an image that may
help in later retrieving the information. While students try to remember
information, it is more probable that their brains will be able to make
relations because the visual imprint has been formerly introduced into their
memory.
Practical field trips also help
cognitive learning theory. These trips improve education because they make
experiences that have a strong possibility to transfer into episodic memory. Successful
teachers try to create experiences that will improve episodic memories because
these types of experiences are important to the learner. Through practical
field trips, students no longer depend on the pictures in the textbook, but are
in fact able to observe the places or events in which they are learning about.
From this, teachers are able to connect students in critical thinking behavior
that can further support life-long learning.
In
my opinion, implementing cognitive learning theories, technology can be used to
fit in all of the strategies: questioning, summarizing, note taking, and
practical field trips. Technology is valuable to use while implementing the
cognitive learning theory because it enables students to elaborate information,
tap into episodic memory. The information dealing out model allows educators to
realize the importance of integrating several senses through presentations to
improve learning. Teachers should offer a wide variety of visuals, audios, and
other techniques to tap into students’ senses .Cognitive technologies are tools
that may be provided through any medium. These tools help students in recalling,
promoting critical thinking, and providing opportunities for problem solving
and students will be more likely to transfer information into long-term memory,
and then, have beyond doubt learned.
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