Centre for Distance Educatio
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Faculty of Education
Simon Fraser University
WMC 1300 291.3524
EDUCATION 420-4
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COGNITIVE STRATEGIES IN LEARNING
Current theory and research on cognitive strategies; applied research about
teaching cognitive strategies. Objectives are:
• To learn about major, research-based cognitive and metacognitive
strategies.
• To study individual differences (such as motivation, cognition, and
metacognition) and instructional methods (such as direct explanation and
scaffolded instruction) that influence whether and how well students use
strategies.
• To develop simple means for assessing when and how well students use
strategies, and for evaluating programs that claim to offer effective instruction in
strategies.
PREREQUISITE: EDIJC 220 and 320.
REQUIRED TEXT: None.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
Course Journal - three submissions - 30%.
- A 'notebook" in which, by working on several kinds of exercises assigned
each week, you develop and express your understanding of information presented
in the course. It includes: a) study questions that involve remembering and
using information presented in or built from information presented in the course
b) thought questions that involve integrating information across readings and,
typically, developing and justifying an opinion about a critical issue in the field of
cognitive and metacognitive strategies, and c) application exercises that provide
opportunities to try out strategies and adapt them to your studying in this and,
perhaps, other courses you are taking.
Plan for a Unit of Strategy Instruction - 45%.
- In this project, you synthesize and apply information learned in this
course to design a unit of process-oriented curriculum that instructs learners
about cognitive strategies.
Final Exam - 25%.
10/28/94
COURSE INSTRUCTOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES WITHOUT NOTICE.