Cognitive Psychology Case Study

Case 1
1) The students will remember the activities because they participated in them physically and weren't just told about them from a a test book or movie. They actually got to experience some of things and they'll remember it because of that. Students that only read about it a text book won't remember it as long because they aren't engaged in the learning process. It doesn't apply to them so they won't care as much. Hearing facts about something doesn't engage our emotions as much as actually experiencing something.

2)It engages the emotions because they are actually participating and getting a glimpse of how it would really be to be a civil war soldier. They actually have to participate, for example, setting up camp, marching, etc.

3) Show pictures from the civil war and have them analyze them.

Case 2
4) I think Mr. Richards does a better job because he uses a variety of activities to help the kids learn through all the senses and not just reading and answering questions. He uses variety so that all different learning styles are able to learn. He also uses different testing strategies so those who don't do well one one type, also have the opportunity to do well on the test. On the other hand, I think he should tell the students ahead of time what they will be learning that day so that their brain can be better prepared to learn that information.

5) I think that those who learn well through reading and answering essay questions would do well in Mr. Duncans class but overall, I think most students would do better in Mr. Richards class where they are able to apply auditory, visual, movement, etc. into the learning process.