MODULE 1

COGNITIVE FACTORS IN LEARNING

Activity

1. What cognitive strategies are taught in school? What cognitive processes are activated in teaching content?
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2. How can you structure and organize your own learning? Do you see the logic of what you are learning in school?
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3. Who do you think are the people with whom you can relate with in order to learn better? How can you improve your
relationship with them?

I learn best with the help of my friends. Through socialization I can learn from them. I have no doubt to ask them
about a certain thing that I wanted to clarify because comfortable to talk to them. We can share our opinions and prior
knowledge with each other freely. We can criticize and correct the mistakes of each other without hurting feelings.

I can improve my relationships with them by sharing moments. We will always helping each other and working
together to strengthen our bonds as friends.

4. What activities do you do to monitor your learning? Discuss.

Learning is important to every individual. It is because through learning we could gain knowledge and skills that is
very useful for survival and playing our role in the society effectively. We can learn a lot of things every single day through our
teachers, by studying and practicing, and even through our experiences in life.

I monitor my learning through doing reflections. I always do self-reflection in order to know if I really learned
something on my teachers, classmates, and other people around me. Also, after I encounter new experience that will
contribute a meaningful learning to me. I ask myself about what I learned then I write it on a piece of paper and apply it to my
day to day life. I relate the new learning I obtained in my past experiences or in real life situation so that I could clearly
understand what does it means and then summarize it after. Also, I monitor my learning through sharing what I learned
including my own ideas and opinions to other people especially to my family and friends. I educate them on doing things that
they don’t know and teach them to improve what they already know. In return, teaching them using the knowledge and skills I
gained makes me happy and realize the importance of learning. In addition, it will help me to enhance my own learning that is
very useful to me.

In conclusion, we have different ways of monitoring our learning and each of that is very effective. It depends on how
you do it and your preferences. Always explore things that could make your learning better and make this quote as your
inspiration “The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you.” _B.B. King

Action Station: Developing Students Casebook

At the age of two, Hans is observed to be using formulaic chunks or basic expression such as “come, here,” “stay
there,” or “park car.” One day, Mommy Marielle fed him. Mommy Marielle told Hans, “Here is your food.” Hans blurted, “No,
say getti” (short for spaghetti) not food.”

Case study Activity

1. Describe Hans’ verbal learning in relation to learning the basic forms of language.
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2. Describe the function of formulaic language in relation to the demands on cognitive processing?
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3. How does concept formation happen among children?

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