Cognitivism – Reflection

• I’m not quite sure if I really agree with this theory in whole but I definitely agree with certain aspects of it.
• One thing I do like about this theory is the belief that cognitive development occurs in stages and is controlled by maturity.
• I really learned about how memory works and how the five senses has a big role in how things are remembered.
• I also agree that when prior knowledge is related to new material that is being taught the learner has a better chance of actually learning and comprehending the new information.
• Also, I think its critical that as learners we interact with the environment and other people for cognitive development. Without the environment and other people learning would never occur.
• The class assignment when we had to use the cognitive knowledge organization techniques to explain important definitions with this theory really helped me break down the key terms and really understand the meaning of the words.