What is Instructional
Strategy? Attitude Change,
Motivation, & Interest |
Cognitive Strategy
Summary
Cognitive strategies are techniques that learners use to
control and monitor their own cognitive processes.
Cognitive strategies can be self-taught or discovered or
revealed by an instructor. A creative
learner may have many cognitive strategies while other learners may need direction
developing cognitive strategies.
Cognitive strategies exist for learning and for thinking.
Cognitive strategies for learning are mental tactics for processing
information, evaluating information, and organizing and retrieving information.
Cognitive strategies for thinking are mental tactics that lead
to creativity, inspiration, discovery, and invention.
In other words, cognitive strategies are the patterns of
cognitive behavior an individual employs in coping with information and
problems. Some individuals, for
example, are more analytical than others; some are more inclined to use
inductive or deductive reasoning. Example below: Students will learn cognitive strategies
for learning and for thinking. Introduction
Body—Present PowerPoint slide show
Conclusion
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