COGNITIVE AND

METACOGNITIVE FACTORS:
CONSTRUCTION OF
KNOWLEDGE

REPORTER: MOHAMAD IRISH V.

DATE: 27 SEPTEMBER 2023
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CONCEPTS AS EXEMPLAR S
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CONTENTS
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T CONCEPTS AS FEATURE LIST
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A. DEFINING FEATURE
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B. CORRELATIONAL FEATURE
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FAC TORS CONSTRUC TION OF
KNOWLEDGE

CONCEPTS AS PROTOTYPES
-

PROTOTYPES IS AN IDEA OR VISUAL

IMAGE OF A TYPICAL EXAMPLE. IT IS
USUALLY FORMED BASED ON THE
POSITIVE INSTANCES THAT
LEARNERS ENCOUNTER MOST
OFTEN.
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FAC TO RS : C O N ST R U C T I O N O F
KNOWLEDGE
CONCEPTS AS
0 EXAMPLARS -
EXAMPLARS
2 REPRESENT A
VARIETY OF
EXAMPLES IT
ALLOWS LEARNERS
TO KNOW THAT AN
EXAMPLE UNDER A
CONCEPT MAY HAVE
VARIABILITY.
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CONCEPTS AS
FEATURE LIST
LEARNING A CONCEPT INVOLVES
LEARNING SPECIFIC FEATURES
THAT CHARACTERIZE POSITIVE
INSTANCE OF THE CONCEPT.
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A. DEFINING FEATURE -
CHARACTERISTIC
PRESENT IN ALL
INSTANCES.
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B. CORRELATIONAL
FEATURE-

A CORRELATIONAL FEATURE IS ONE THAT

PRESENT IN MANY POSITIVE INSTANCES
BUT NOT ESSENTIAL FOR CONCEPT
MEMBERSHIP.
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