By Aditya Shukla, Psychologist, Cognition Today, EdTech Consultant
By Aditya Shukla, Psychologist, Cognition Today, EdTech Consultant
Classical Conditioning
When 2 things get linked through context, students' response to 1 thing will get linked to the other thing. E.g., liking (response) to fun, when paired with math, transfers to math.
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Instrumental conditioning
A behavior that causes pain is likely to reduce is frequency. A behavior that causes pleasure is likely to increase.
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Observational learning
The simplest form of learning - by copying and imitating someone - strongly shapes students' behavior in the class. They copy peers, internet persona, parents, teachers, and heros.
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Scaffolding
Students learn best with partial help when their material is complicated. Partial help acts as a scaffold, which can be removed little by little until they don't need it.
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Repetition
Although memorization and repeated practice gets a bad name, it is the most efficient method to learn something.
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Variation
Variation in the type of questions, problems, daily activities, and daily experiences keeps students engaged and curious. Variation breaks monotony and boredom.
Hard concepts, especially mathematical and pure science ideas are hard to understand, but they can get easier by using metaphors and analogies as a support for new ideas.
New ideas in the classroom, new concepts, and new complexities start making more sense to students if they understand the context in which those concepts matter.
When students learn topics from different subjects and scientific concepts, wrapping them up as competencies - aka micro-skills help them learn and retain knowledge.