Week 2-2 Reflection

1.) According to the cognitive information processing theory learners are compared to computers. This holds true because people will keep or discard information and will pull necessary information when it's needed.

                                                                                  


2.) According to the cognitive information process theory learning is when "information is input from the environment, processed and stored in memory, and output in the form of some learned capability." So in other words, when someone learns something new they will usually store that in their short-term memory. In order to remember for a little longer they will need to move it into their working memory, usually maybe through something like rehearsal. Now, if the person works through their working memory long enough then it can potentially develop into long-term memory to later be retrieved when one needs it. So, learning is clearly no easy process. It is something that takes time to master. For instance, in one reading they mention how one learned to read a map. The act itself is stored in the long-term memory. However, the circumstances surrounding when or why wanted to learn how to read a map could have been long forgotten.
                                                                                 

3.) One thing that I learned about the cognitive information processing theory is that one video in particular mentioned how if one closes their eyes and someone else is describing a room to that individual, that individual will picture the room. However, the one describing this room will show the individual picturing the room the difference in what was pictured and what it actually looks like. The scenario was interesting because the narrator in the video proves that although we pictured a room it turned out different than the actual room because we retrieved things from our minds that were familiar to us. So essentially, when we are asked to do something we will retrieve data that we have previously learned in our own past. For some reason this example called my attention.

                                                                                  

4.) This theory does indeed demonstrate my own beliefs because everyone in one way or another learns the same way. The three basic steps being short-term memory, working memory, and long-term memory. We all also for the most part retrieve data in the same way.


5.) At this point in the discussion, I do not have any questions or concerns about this course learning.


6.)

	Modules	Topics  & Activity	Check ✓ if Completed
Week 2	Week 2-1 *Due by July 24 at 10:59 am	1) Week 2-1 Reading Quiz	✔
		2) Week 2-1 Discussion Forum: one initial response & two peer feedback replies	✔
		3) Week 2-1 Personal Blog Reflection	✔
	Week 2-2 *Due by July 24 at 10:59 am	1) Week 2-2 Reading Quiz	✔
		2) Week 2-2 Discussion Forum: One initial response & two peer feedback replies	✔
		3) Week 2-2 Personal Blog Reflection	✔

7.) Social Blog Activity

Hello Miranda!
Under section #3 I like how you mentioned how students learn better/recall information better if the information is being instructed and tested in the same situation. After this section, I now recall situations in school where these theories came into play. And how teachers/professors would spend some time lecturing about the information but then would have us to activities about the information to better remember/understand the information. Who knew all this was happening without us realizing it!
-Melissa

Hello Courtney!
After reading the section about your own beliefs, I will have to agree with you. Although humans are sometimes compared to computers, in reality computers just need to learn something once and it's there forever. While humans actually need to repeat it quite a few times before anything sticks. Applying this to students is one of the top priorities next to having a comfortable work environment. The more comfortable students are in the classroom, then the more prone they will be to asking questions, which eventually leads to repetition in learning new material.
-Melissa