The Brain and Learning

The Brain and Learning: 
Information Processing Theory and Problem-Solving Methods During the Learning Process

Levels of Processing in the Human Memory

“What is the best way to process information if you wish to remember that event at a later day” (Gernsbacher, Pew, Hough, Pomerantz, Bjork & Bjork, 2011, p. 76), basically how does one encode and then retrieve information?  The chapter, Level of Processing in Human Memory, focuses on how this is related to cognitive activities, such as, attention, perception, thinking and learning.   For an instructional designer to construct learning experiences that are current and effective they need to be aware of what levels of interaction and engagement is a suitable methodology.  This chapter in the text Psychology and the Real World, discusses various experiments and results relating to memory and cognitive activities.

Problem Solving and the Learning Process

In this blog, Melissa (no last name) discusses three tiers of problem solving; the first is directing the strategies to the classroom as a basic activity.  The second is to “implement (the strategies) in a team or group environment” (NMN, 2011).  Lastly, the third strategy is to give students the opportunity to complete the activity independently.   Melissa is a student of Instructional Design which makes this blog a great resource and she includes many scholarly ideas and links.

Gernsbacher, M. A., Pew, R. W., Hough, L. M., Pomerantz, J. R., Bjork, E. L., & Bjork, R. A. (2011). Psychology and the real world. New York: Worth Pub. Retrieved from http://books.google.com/books?id=8MH_KNE_9qwC&printsec

N.M.N, M. (2011, November 12). [Web log message]. Retrieved from http://teachlady.edublogs.org/2011/11/12/problem-solving-methods-during-the-learning-process/