Cognitive Theory in the Classroom

Taking in information and advancing it through the faces of receiving information, short-term memory and long term memory is the basis of Cognitive theory. Technology can be a great aid in completing this process. The use of cues or other reminders is an excellent strategy to help students remember material. The Virtual Field Trip is an excellent engaging activity that will help students put information into long-term memory. Also the advanced graphic organizers mentioned in this weeks reading provide excellent tools to help students in the cognitive process. There are lots of great strategies that the teacher can use in the classroom to help students. As long as long-term memory is the eventual goal, these strategies have their place in the classroom!