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Kate ToddKate Todd

February 2, 2007February 2, 2007

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Cognitive

Theory

Sensory Memory

Duration: 1 second

Sensory Memory

Duration: 1 second

Working Memory

Limit: 7 items

Long Term Memory

Encode into Schema

Long term memory

Working memory

Recall knowledge from long term memory

Add new knowledge

Decay(Forgetting)

Application of Cognitive Application of Cognitive TheoryTheory

Recall prior knowledgeRecall prior knowledge Validate learner’s experiencesValidate learner’s experiences Connect new knowledge to prior Connect new knowledge to prior

knowledgeknowledge Correct misconceptionsCorrect misconceptions Practice and feedbackPractice and feedback Augment pre-existing schemaAugment pre-existing schema

Cognitive research has Cognitive research has shown that people shown that people

cannot hold more than cannot hold more than seven items in working seven items in working

memory!memory!

Preparing Lesson Content

Can you give me a synonym for

Taxonomy?

Bloom’s

Taxonomy

BenjaminBloom’sTaxonomy

Bloom’s TaxonomyBloom’s Taxonomy

1)1) Knowledge of facts (list, recall, identify)Knowledge of facts (list, recall, identify)

2)2) Comprehension (compare, group, Comprehension (compare, group, distinguish)distinguish)

3)3) Application (solve problems, discover)Application (solve problems, discover)

4)4) Analysis (classify, infer, explain)Analysis (classify, infer, explain)

5)5) Synthesis (create, plan, generalize)Synthesis (create, plan, generalize)

6)6) Evaluation (judge, explain, valueEvaluation (judge, explain, value))

Incorporate several levels Incorporate several levels of Bloom’s taxonomy in of Bloom’s taxonomy in

classesclasses Knowledge: Names of several Knowledge: Names of several

databasesdatabases Application: Searching Application: Searching

techniques for one databasetechniques for one database Synthesize: Develop a search Synthesize: Develop a search

strategy for different databasestrategy for different database

Techniques for active Techniques for active learninglearning

Incorporate activities for auditory, Incorporate activities for auditory, kinesthetic and visual learnerskinesthetic and visual learners

Build lessons on previous learning Build lessons on previous learning and experiences of studentsand experiences of students

Limit content to 3 or 4 main itemsLimit content to 3 or 4 main items Address both low level and high level Address both low level and high level

thinking skills thinking skills

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