Vocab Terms
What is Situated learning / Situated Cognition?
Knowledge, behaviors, & thinking skills acquired & used primarily within certain Contexts, with limited or no retrieval & use in other Contexts?
What is the educational implication summary of situated nature of learning and cognition?
Have students apply new knowledge and skills to real world,Authentic task.
What is the definition of Distributed Knowledge?
Distribution of expertise across various members of a social group, such that group members must rely on one another to maximize their personal & collective success.
What is Influence of prior knowledge and beliefs?
Learners use what they already know about a topic to help them construct meaning from text and they write more effectively about topics they know well.
8.3 Explain how learners' cultural backgrounds can influence their interpretation of new information and experiences..
Cultural backgrounds affect how students understand & interpret new information.
What is Phonological awareness?
Hearing Distinct sounds or Phonemes within a spoken word.
What is the Educational Implication summary of collaborative co construction of meaning?
Convene small groups in which students discuss complex issues with no obvious right or wrong answer.
What is communities of learners?
A class in which teachers & students actively & collaboratively work to create a body of knowledge & help one another learn.
What is Collaboration with Peers?
Collaboration with Peers is a Principal that learners more effectively construct meaning from what they read from discussing with their classmates
8.4 Describe key elements of society that impact learning, and explain how authentic activities can enhance learners' performance in their out-of school lives.
Society influences influences learning through culture, language, values, & technology, authentic activities help students apply learning to real life.
Social Constructivism is what?
Theoretical perspective that focuses on peoples collective efforts to impose meaning on the world.
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What is the educational implication summary of Brian body interdependence?
Encourage Students to use their bodies to help them think about and remember classroom subject matter.
What is "the primary goal" of "Creating a Community of Learners"?
The Primary goal of Creating a Community of learners is to help students learn from one another & build knowledge together through discussion, collaboration, & shared problem-solving.
What is the influence of prior knowledge and beliefs?
the influence of prior knowledge and beliefs is learners use what they already know about a topic to help them construct meaning from text, & they write more effectively about topics they know well.
8.6 Apply your knowledge of learning, Cognition, and effective instructional practices to various academic content domains.
Teachers support learning by connecting to prior knowledge, encouraging thinking, and using effective strategies in different subjects.
Jigsaw Method? What is that?
Bonus Point (OPTIONAL!): Who developed this in 1971?
The Jigsaw Method is an instructional technique in which materials are divided among members of a cooperative group with different students being responsible for learning different content & teaching it to other group members.
developed by Elliot Aronson in 1971.
What is the educational implication summary of Guidance from more advance individuals?
Teach new concepts and principles that can help students make better sense of complex and potentially puzzling situations?
What is Mediated learning experience?
Bonus Point (OPTIONAL!): Who developed this theory?
Mediated learning experience is a discussion between an adult & a child in which the adult helps the child make sense of an event they are mutually experiencing.
What is the Constructive processes in learning?
Constructive processes in learning is good readers that go beyond the information explicitly presented on the page in a book.
8.2 Contrast the benefits of expert-novice interactions with the benefits of peer interactions; explain how you might enhance students' learning through both kinds of interactions.
Experts provide guidance, while peers help through discussion & shared ideas. Using both improves learning.
Sociocultural Theory is the theory of what?
Bonus Point (OPTIONAL!): Who developed the theory?
Sociocultural Theory is a theoretical perspective emphasizing the importance of society & culture in promoting learning & development.
Developed by Lev Vygotsky.
What is the educational implication summary of Distributed nature and learning cognition?
Teach students how to use various physical and cognitive tools to help them more effectively gain new knowledge and solve new problems.
What is the definition of Knowledge Building?
Bonus Point (OPTIONAL!): Who theorists developed this theory?
Knowledge building is when Students work together to build shared understanding by sharing ideas, critiquing & expanding on each others' thinking, creating products, & using different problem-solving strategies.
Theorists: Marlene Scardamalia and Carl Bereiter
What is Metacognitive strategies & epistemic beliefs?
Metacognitive strategies are conscious techniques used to plan, monitor, and evaluate one's own thinking and learning processes. Epistemic beliefs are personal, subjective views regarding the nature of knowledge, such as how certain, stable, or justified knowledge is
(FROM TABLE 8.1!) What is the Educational Implication of Collaborative co-construction of meaning?
The Educational Implication Collaborative co-construction of meaning is Convene small groups in which students discuss complex issues with no obvious right and wrong answers.