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Welcome to Mrs. Brown’s Science Class!

visual. Welcome to Mrs. Brown’s Science Class!. sensing. Where all learning styles are supported. active. sequential. reflective. intuitive. global. verbal. Use of Learning theories in Science class.

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Welcome to Mrs. Brown’s Science Class!

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  1. visual Welcome to Mrs. Brown’s Science Class! sensing Where all learning styles are supported active sequential reflective intuitive global verbal

  2. Use of Learning theories in Science class • Behaviorism – teacher centered; dominant in the first half of the 20th century but limited in its ability to develop innovative thinkers • You will use behavioral techniques such as following step-by-step instructions when carrying out lab experiments because you will need to create reproducible results that can be verified by everyone. • Cognitivism – student centered; teacher as the facilitator in activating a learner’s prior knowledge using creative mechanisms and analogies • I will facilitate cognition by chunking information and providing authentic opportunities for you to encode, retain, and then retrieve the newly acquired information. • Constructivism – inquiry based learning; knowledge cannot be transmitted from one person to another but rather must be reconstructed by the learner in both individual and group settings • I will respect your need to actively interact with the content in this course so that you may bring your own prior knowledge and experiences to bear as you construct meaning from this course. Christine Brown - EDU510: The Cognitive Science of Teaching and Learning - Dr. Ash

  3. Mental representations • Logic – Why do we make the inferences that we do? • Rules - Why do people have different intelligent behaviors? • Concepts - Why do people have particular kinds of intelligences? • Analogies/Cases - Why do we reason as we do? • Images - Why are images so important to us and why do we process them as we do? Christine Brown - EDU510: The Cognitive Science of Teaching and Learning - Dr. Ash

  4. Logic, rules and concepts • Logic – deductive and inductive reasoning leads to inferences • You would use logic to solve the Liar’s Paradox -> A says B is lying; B says C is lying; C says A and B are lying. Who is lying and who is telling the truth? • Rules – if-then statements • If I do an amazing job on all of my assignments, then I should get an A! • Concepts – abstract idea or mental image; can be learned or innate • Every day when I walk to school I see a statue of a man and the plate on the statue identifies the man as Abe Lincoln. One day I am looking at a nickel and I see the same face and know I am looking at Abe Lincoln. Christine Brown - EDU510: The Cognitive Science of Teaching and Learning - Dr. Ash

  5. Analogies • Analogies – used prolifically in poetry and literature, analogies are a powerful tool to form long-lasting mental representations. Her hair glistened in the rain like nose hair after a sneeze. Chuck Smith, Woodbridge She caught your eye like one of those pointy hook latches that used to dangle from screen doors and would fly up whenever you banged the door open again. Rich Murphy, Fairfax Station The mental imagery of an analogy can be unforgettable! Christine Brown - EDU510: The Cognitive Science of Teaching and Learning - Dr. Ash

  6. images • Images – used prolifically in poetry and literature, analogies are a powerful tool to form long-lasting mental representations. A picture can be worth a thousand words! Courtesy of: FanPOP: http://www.fanpop.com/spots/lol/images/29943894/title/funny-mouse-operating-mouse-photobigfatmeanie Christine Brown - EDU510: The Cognitive Science of Teaching and Learning - Dr. Ash

  7. I would like to leave you with this interesting piece of research that ties together the way geometric area may be calculated by our brains. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! Christine Brown - EDU510: The Cognitive Science of Teaching and Learning - Dr. Ash

  8. references • Burgess, N. (2011). How your brain tells you where you are. TED Talks. Retrieved on September 14, 2011. http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/neil_burgess_how_your_brain_tells_you_where_you_are.html • Worst Analogies ever written in a High School Essay Contest" in the Washington Post Style Invitational. Retrieved on September 15, 2012 from http://www.etni.org.il/farside/analogies.htm • Ash, D. (2012). EDUC 510: The Cognitive Science of Teaching & Learning Unit 1 Presentation Transcript. Retrieved on September 14, 2012. • Ash, D. (2012). EDUC 510: The Cognitive Science of Teaching & Learning Unit 2 Presentation Transcript. Retrieved on September 14, 2012. • Ash, D. (2012). EDUC 510: The Cognitive Science of Teaching & Learning Unit 3 Presentation Transcript. Retrieved on September 14, 2012. • Larson, G. Farside Gallery . Image. Christine Brown - EDU510: The Cognitive Science of Teaching and Learning - Dr. Ash

  9. Thank you for watching! Gary Larson, Farside Gallery Christine Brown - EDU510: The Cognitive Science of Teaching and Learning - Dr. Ash

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