Cognitivism

Kerr (2007) raises a valid question about the suffix –ism. We can't deny that --isms have contributed to the English language and every culture includes them. My recent concern with –ism usage began to pique after reading Kerr’s blog. It was intensified through a connection of summaries from various authors, as I amassed  articles from  databases dealing with cognitivism and memory. I have concluded that –isms should not be dismissed as irrelevant to “cognitivism” (Kerr, 2007). Research shows that suffix contribute to learning by providing visual cues for enhancing categorization (St. Clair, Monaghan, and Ramscar, 2009). Acarlar and Johnston (2011) discovered in a study involving children with autism, they found that suffixes in the Turkish dialect enhanced their ability to create mental maps between form and content. Likewise, Kapp (2007) raises an interesting question:
"What is the best, how do we know what makes sense or what doesn’t?"

In response,I think it is not so much the best learning, but what is appropriate for the situation. I
think what make sense has a lot to do with the question asked. Often,the asker failed to recognized
their answer. Perhaps this is why we have so many learning theories. What do you think?

Acarlar,F. & Johnston, J.R. (2011). Acquisition of Turkish grammatical morphology by children with developmental disorders. Int J Lang Commn Disord, 46 (6), 728-738. doi: 10.1111/j.1460-6984.2011.00035.x

St. Clair,M.C., Monaghan, P., & Ramscar, M. (2009). Relationships between language structure and language learning: The suffixing preference and grammatical categorization. Cognitive Science, 33, 1317–1329. doi: 10.1111/j.1551-6709.2009.01065.x

Kerr, B. (2007, January 1). _isms as filter, not blinker [Web log post]. Retrieved from http://billkerr2.blogspot.com/2007/01/isms-as-filter-not-blinker.html

Kapp, K. (2007, January 2). Out and about: Discussion on educational schools of thought [Web log post]. Retrieved from http://www.kaplaneduneering.com/kappnotes/index.php/2007/01/out-and-about-discussion-on-educational/

BANDURA'S SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORY: AN INTRODUCTION ( DAVIDSON FILMS )
I thought this clip offered an insightful perspective on the topic.

Comments posted to colleague Blogs
Anwar 3/31/12

http://anwar-mohammad.blogspot.com/2012/03/module-2.html#!/2012/03/module-2.html

Johnson
http://anethaj.blogspot.com/2012/03/johnson-module-2-blog.html?showComment=1333237793341#c1066511023695631861

Module 1 My learning beliefs and interpretation of learning theory and edtech

My beliefs about how people learn.

Learning is a concept that describes the process of using questions to search for information that leads to better performance in one’s environment. Driscoll (2005) described learning as a continuous evolving process that manifests itself through improved human performance.

Its purpose is to provide us with a formula for perceiving and creating clarity around our decisions, choices, and problems. We use this learning formula to discover who, what, where, and why general changes occur and convert that knowledge to application. I think people, unaware utilize this formula when they assign value to something that piques their curiosity or out of necessity.

What is the purpose of learning theory in education technology?

I believe the purpose of learning theory in education technology is to provide us with principles to govern our ability to make logical development decision relevant to our desired learning goal and objectives. In addition, we utilize these principles to improve our performance as researchers so that we become more skilled at guiding a diverse learner population.

Driscoll, M.P. (2005). Psychology of learning for instruction.(3rd ed.). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon Publishers.

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Ennis Brinson

http://ebrinsonlearningtheoryandedtech.blogspot.com/2012/03/module-1-blog-educ-8845-2-learning.html?showComment=1331786505691#c4646228409516461677

 

Carol Deuling-Ravell
http://decdr.blogspot.com/2012/03/learning-theory-and-educational.html?showComment=1331787244599#c9150036549645747309

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