EDUC 187 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Cognitive Development, Confirmation Bias, Spatial Cognition
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Seats in circle vs lecture, student vs teacher guided/centered learning. Everyone doing the same thing vs. stations. Direct instruction better for control of variables strategy. Students (of either group) who mastered cvs did better on judging validity of posters. What is learned is learned > how it is taught. Using science-as-reasoning and scientific knowledge to do things. Connecting energy in physics to energy in life science/ prey-predator. Teacher moving around amongst groups - not giving answers directly. Higher order processes like abstract reasoning, decision making. Use measure of intelligence to provide services like special education or gifted programs. 7 abilities: verbal comprehension, verbal fluency, number, spacial visualization, inductive reasoning, memory, perceptual speed. Eg; 1-3 months response to sound, smile, 9-12 months imitates. Developmental history and expert end state performances. Makes education more engaging by diversifying format of learning. Evidence suggests kids are not that different in how they think and learn. Parents produce behavior and children modify parent"s behavior.
