PSYCH 305 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Higher-Order Thinking, Rote Learning, Intentionality
2 Mar 2017
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Complex cognitive processes thinking skills contexts comprehension and application synthesizing, evaluating, creating transform and apply our knowledge, skills and ideas: higher order thinking involves complex cognitive processes that. Lower order learned behaviors, rote memory, recall, Higher order reasoning, integrating, interpreting, analyzing: transfer extending what has been learn in one context to new. Positive transfer previous learning supports new learning. Near transfer/specific transfer knowledge in similar. Negative transfer past learning (especially if inaccurate) and skill development (ex. You need to know algebra before you take calculus: basis of k-12 schooling scope and sequence, ex. First you write a 1-page paper, 2, 5, 15, 50, domains supports next level of learning etc. hinders new learning, can interfere. Ex: plural subject-verb agreement in english, ideas about the world from observation as a young child, when you were little if you spelt a word wrong a lot you may still spell it wrong. Skills that are practiced so often that they become automatic (ex.
