Cognitive teaching basically means focus on learning. I love this statement because it's so clear and to the point. The cognitive view of learning states that active learners are people who initiate experiences ,seek out information and reorganize what they already know to achieve new insights.
One of the discussions in this chapter that stood out for me was that teachers motivate students best with course activities and projects that tap students natural abilities and interests and develop their confidence in their ability to think. I so agree with this type of thinking.
Cognitive teaching includes using strategies ,study skills,note taking,problem solving, use of graphic organizers as well as learning about how the brain processes information. We have to always keep in mind that a cognitive lesson needs 2 kinds of objectives: Content Objectives and Learning Strategy Objectives . The teaching of content is about the knowledge of a subject while teaching learning strategies builds cognition.
The other area of interest to me in this chapter was motivating students humanistically.
We can do this by making students aware that you care by showing them. Show students that you value their uniqueness and creativity. Listen to students opinion about classroom occurrences they deem unfair or ideas that may benefit the whole group.
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