schema
3
7.5
- noun
- /ˈskiːmə/
- Specialized
:
esquema
- A child's schema of animals can change after visiting a zoo and seeing new species.
- maladaptive schemas
- cognitive schemas
- schema theory
Literature builds for us schemas through which we interpret the world.
- Literature builds for us schemas through which we interpret the world.
- So that we are, we are building a schema that makes sense to us.
- You know that that's something contrary to what our schema is.
- It could be some sort of informal, interpersonal, implicit or explicit schema.
- Carruthers thinks that creativity lies in generating new and valuable action schema.
- So you got socialism in Marxist schema by transcending, by eliminating capitalism.
- It's knowing what you think, exploiting the fact that you have a schema, an understanding of what a knock knock joke is.
- I'm not sure this fits into your schema, but next to Reasons Office in Dupont Circle in DC, there's a strip club.
- And much of that schema is being retained.
- So that sort of backs backs that idea up the the navigation schema again was lost in the Hawaiian Highlands.
- I wanted to understand better how the infinite and finite relate to your schema of why and what if they relate.
- How does it create schemas that are have general applicability but yet still obtained specificity?
Examples
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Research has suggested that the schema component can strongly impact reading comprehension (Marshall, 1995; Henk et al., 1993).
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So that we are, we are building a schema that makes sense to us.
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In addition, some students may need to learn how to apply their schema in a suitable manner.
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However, a schema for a Jewish wedding differs in many ways from that for a Catholic wedding.
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Information about textual schema can apply to various levels of reading.
Academic text (1990) -
In learning, schemas are the building blocks as they help us connect new information to our stored knowledge.
Academic text (2015) -
The students' comments suggest that reading comprehension encompasses more than just having a schema for a topic.
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Psychologists believe that our mental schema influences how we perceive and interpret events.
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When learning a new subject, students often adjust their existing schema to incorporate new information.
Synonyms
494
3.9
A way of organizing work or thoughts
175
4.2
A set of ideas and rules that helps people plan and understand something
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A plan that shows how data is organized and the rules it must follow
How Complex
∞
3.2
- Specialized
1
6.7
- Specialized
3
7.5
∞
4.5
∞
1.0
∞
1.1
Surface Forms
Etymology
Schema comes from the Greek word schema meaning 'shape' or 'form', so in psychology a schema is like a mental 'shape' or frame that helps you organize and expect things. That's why your schema for animals or social situations can change when you learn new facts.