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COGNITIVE THEORY LEARNING [3 records]

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Record 1 2013-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Education Theory and Methods
CONT

A cognitive theory of multimedia learning based on three main assumptions: there are two separate channels (auditory and visual) for processing information; there is limited channel capacity; and ... learning is an active process of filtering, selecting, organizing, and integrating information.

Key term(s)
  • multimedia learning cognitive theory

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie cognitive
  • Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
CONT

Les recherches [...] ont permis le développement d'une théorie cognitive de l'apprentissage multimédia. Théorie qui se base sur l'idée que les êtres humains ont deux canaux d'acquisition d'information, le canal visuel et le canal oral, et que la capacité d'acquisition d'information dans la mémoire de travail est limitée; par conséquent l'apprentissage implique la sélection des informations importantes et la construction d'un modèle mental cohérent.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychology (General)
DEF

A theory of learning which explains learning by using variables of a cognitive nature.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie (Généralités)
CONT

[...] Tolman [...] a essayé d'élaborer une théorie cognitive de l'apprentissage et a introduit la notion d'apprentissage latent.

Spanish

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Record 3 1981-02-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Management Operations (General)
OBS

A theory of personality emphasizing the meaning of a situation to the individual based on past learning experiences.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations de la gestion (Généralités)

Spanish

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