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Cognitive Studies on Mirror Neurons
Cognitive Studies on Mirror Neurons 150 150 Suzanne

One of the interesting things about cognitive studies, or studies of how the brain works, is that oftentimes a piece of research into an area like medical research can also…

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Cognitive: Teaching Young Minds’
Cognitive: Teaching Young Minds’ 150 150 Suzanne

When a teacher is planning a lesson, beyond thinking through the skills, knowledge and concepts of what is being taught, the teacher also has to think about what the best…

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Concept Learning: Seeing the Lightbulb Come On
Concept Learning: Seeing the Lightbulb Come On 150 150 Suzanne

Concept learning is a type of learning that you can almost see happening. When a student masters a concept, it is like watching a light bulb turn on. On the…

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Cognitive Character Education
Cognitive Character Education 150 150 Suzanne

When we send our children to school we can expect that schools will focus on their character education.  Although ‘Character Education’ is not a formal class, most schools have a…

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Cognitive Friday: Holiday Shopping
Cognitive Friday: Holiday Shopping 150 150 Suzanne

The holiday season is a special time for families. It is also a very special time for retailers, a segment of business that has mastered their understanding of the cognitive…

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Cog Friday: Group Cognition
Cog Friday: Group Cognition 150 150 Suzanne

The human mind is a singular thing… until it enters a group. Group cognition is the study of how the mind processes information when people are in a group setting,…

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Cognitive Dissonance
Cognitive Dissonance 150 150 Suzanne

As with meta-cognition, cognitive dissonance is one of learning’s great leaps forward. Most generally, cognitive dissonance is the moment in which a person recognizes that something does not seem right,…

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The Political Brain
The Political Brain 150 150 Suzanne

During a political season, it seems that all manner of subjects can relate to politics. And so it is with cognition, and in the run-up to a presidential election the…

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Cognitive Development 101
Cognitive Development 101 150 150 Suzanne

The field of education is full of jargon. There are buzzwords and talking points hammered home so that it is clear what the intentions of teaching (and assessment!) are.  One…

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Thinking about Thinking
Thinking about Thinking 150 150 Suzanne

In learning, meta-cognition is a Holy Grail. Meta-cognition is a process of thinking about one’s own thinking, or of ‘being aware.’  Generally speaking, people are aware of their thoughts and…

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