Cognitivism

Cognitivism focuses on how people think, perceive, and learn to solve problems.

• True

• False

According to C............, the “black box” of the mind should be opened and understood.

The learner is viewed as an information processor (like a computer).

• True

• False

The 3 things emphasized in this theory are: Knowing...

• Meaning

• Understanding

• Repetition

• Social interaction

Learning is a meaningful process.....

• when repeating new information.

• when relating new events or item to already existing cognitive concept.

• when memorizing new information

• when interacting with classmates

What do cognitive processes refer to?

• They refer to thinking, memory, knowing, and problem-solving

• They refer to language acquisition and language learning

• They refer to motivation and memory

Piaget believed that language learning is closely linked to the ............................ of the human brain

• motivation and development

• acquisition and maturation

• maturation and development

S........... are organized sets of knowledge about certain concepts.

Choose 2 activities that can be carried out in a cognitivist classroom.

• Helping students recognize their own mistakes.

• Providing grammar exercises.

• Asking students to reflect on their answers and explain how they came to their conclusions.

• Producing the correct linguistic response to a stimulus requires efforts.

Cognitivism suggests using some instructional scaffolding strategies, for example:

• Use of first language

• Graphic organizers

• Read aloud

• Retetition drills