cognitivist
- adjective
- /ˈkɒnɪtɪvɪst/
- Specialized
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cognitivista
- Many psychologists argue that a cognitivist perspective is crucial for effective education.
Examples
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The cognitivist theory emphasizes understanding mental processes in learning.
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Since the 1980s, education has experienced a backlash against the cognitivist school of thought.
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Today we would call this a cognitivist approach.
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Apostrophe would seem, then, to pose a special challenge for the cognitivist approach to figurative language.
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Constructivist theory accepts all of the basic premises of the strong cognitivist approach, but is most focused on the role of identity in explaining state actions.
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In addition to nonduality, mainstream Eastern systems stress a cognitivist soteriology: self-transcendence or liberation is achieved through enlightenment.
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However, with the cognitivist view, if each child's mind was natural, curious, and unique, then the child's right to grow and develop could not be forced into generalized expectations or predetermined curricular goals.
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Carton (1996) examined the cognitivist assertion that praise appears to increase intrinsic motivation and the delivery of tangible rewards appears to decrease intrinsic motivation.
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Teachers increasingly adopt a cognitivist approach to enhance students' problem-solving skills.
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Etymology
Cognitivist comes from the root cognit- meaning 'to know', the same root in words like cognitive and 'recognize'. A cognitivist view focuses on the mind and knowing, so the word describes ideas that put thinking and understanding at the center of learning.
