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* sees learning as the **active** acquisition of new knowledge and developing adequate **mental** constructions, | * sees learning as the **active** acquisition of new knowledge and developing adequate **mental** constructions, | ||
* sets the **learner** as the **locus of control** and not just as a passive participant in the process of learning, | * sets the **learner** as the **locus of control** and not just as a passive participant in the process of learning, | ||
- | * attempts to open the "black box" of his mind and **explain** complex **cognitive processes** related to learning: insight, information | + | * attempts to open the "black box" of his mind and **explain** complex **cognitive processes**, |
- | processing, memory, perception, and | + | * addresses learning with regard to **insight**, **information processing**, **memory**, **perception**, and |
* emphasizes the role of **prior knowledge** for learning outcomes. | * emphasizes the role of **prior knowledge** for learning outcomes. | ||
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===== Human memory system ===== | ===== Human memory system ===== | ||
- | **Memory** is often defined as //an organism's ability to store, retain, and recall information and experiences//(([[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memory|Wikipedia: Memory.]] Retrieved March 21, 2011.)). Since it has a crutial role in acquisition and retention of knowledge, it was the subject of many researches and an essential part of many cognitivist learning theories. | + | **Memory** is often defined as "//an organism's ability to store, retain, and recall information and experiences//"(([[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memory|Wikipedia: Memory.]] Retrieved March 21, 2011.)). Since it has a crutial role in acquisition and retention of knowledge, it was the subject of many researches and an essential part of many cognitivist learning theories. |
- | * [[memory_models:overview|Overview of Human Memory Models]] | + | * [[memory_models:Early Models and Measures of Human Memory]] |
+ | * [[memory_models:Working Memory Models]] | ||
+ | * [[memory_models:Long-Term Memory Models]] | ||
===== Learning theories: ===== | ===== Learning theories: ===== | ||
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===== Read more ===== | ===== Read more ===== | ||
- | Leidlmair, Karl. After Cognitivism: A Reassessment of Cognitive Science and Philosophy. Springer, 2009. | + | [[http://www.google.com/books?hl=hr&lr=&id=nbBjFvXL7BMC&oi=fnd&pg=PR7&dq=After+Cognitivism:+A+Reassessment+of+Cognitive+Science+and+Philosophy&ots=NfM4_aQlvU&sig=vLk7QZe2VFKLSHf0rsivSfTqoTE#v=onepage&q&f=false|Leidlmair, Karl. After Cognitivism: A Reassessment of Cognitive Science and Philosophy. Springer, 2009.]] |
Crane, T. Book review of "The Mind’s Provisions" by Vincent Descombes. European Journal of Philosophy 12, no. 3: p399–406. 2004. | Crane, T. Book review of "The Mind’s Provisions" by Vincent Descombes. European Journal of Philosophy 12, no. 3: p399–406. 2004. | ||