Talk:Cognitivism (philosophy of education)

Primary sources

Nice article! It looks like it is relying on primary sources a little too much, though, as respected as those primary sources may be in the field. This is one area where Wikipedia differs from academia - academic writers are free to draw together all the primary sources to create a good article, but on Wikipedia we are not allowed to do original research, which means that we must not do any of that drawing together ourselves - we need cite all our "drawing together" comments to high quality secondary sources. Let me know if there's anything unclear about this, and I'll be happy to explain further. Best — Mr. Stradivarius ^♫ 15:05, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

This was based on my published dissertation which drew from the reading list posted on my user page. The research is not original to Wikipedia and is a legitimate secondary source. Please put a citation needed flag where you believe something needs to be tracked down to the original source and I will search my files for that information. What may be common knowledge to my profession may not be common knowledge to others. Please let me know and I will retrieve information from my files. Stmullin (talk) 20:00, 26 July 2013 (UTC)

Curriculum resources for Cognitive (Philosophy of education)

Educational Websites and Computer Games that focus on stimulating a young child's senses while engaging them in various cognitive tasks: ABCmouse.com

           PBS  Kids Educational Games
           Spelling City 
           Cognitive Fun Games

Sorting Games

Sorting games require individuals to use recognition and reasoning. Teachers can engage children in games in which the children sort items by various criteria, such as color, size, texture, and other physical attributes of the items. A more advanced approach to sorting is discussing how the items are similar. This process promotes critical thinking.

Board Games

Teachers may include board games in their classrooms to promote cognitive development. Unlike computer and video games, boardgames are tangible. Children can manipulate different pieces in the game. Board games can be implemented to enhance mathematical and linguistic skills and enhance a child's ability to understand and follow directions. Monopoly and Bingo are two examples of games that may be considered in the classroom.

Puzzles

Finding a solution to a puzzle develops a child's problem solving ability. Puzzles require a child to consider patterns, orders, and associations. Some children are better problem, and puzzle, solvers than others. Children who actively solve puzzles that they are able to touch and piece together are more likely to understand certain concepts and develop their own theories about those concepts.

Saxon Math

Strives to initially teach a concept, enable the learner to retain that concept, connect that concept to other concepts, and apply it in problem-solving situations to gain mastery in the subject area. Saxon Math is designed to support the long-term mastery and applications that will make a difference during testing. The pedagogy: 1. incremental concepts are taught in small, approachable progressions 2. distributed increments are spread throughout the year, building in complexity, so that by the end of the year students have achieved fluency and 3.cumulative practice and assessments include concepts from the most recent lessons as well as from earlier in the year to aid students in retaining concepts and making connections between the concepts.Stmullin (talk) 00:32, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

Possible copyright problem

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