HS 325 Cognitive Learning: Developing the Thinking Child

•Wed, Nov. 1: Meet in the gym dressed for activity (no jeans)•Article Summary due on Wed. Nov. 1Guidelines and rubric are posted on course website

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Knowledge As a Functional Constraint in Motor Development

Knowledge Bases

• Reasons performance is related to size of the knowledge base:– Less need to remember a great deal of information– More effective use of cognitive processes– Less demand on conscious attention to some tasks

• Performance facilitated by practice of physical skills and by increased knowledge

Types of Knowledge

• Declarative - Develops First

– Factual information– Specific to a topic

• Procedural – Develops Second

– How-to information– Specific to a topic

• Strategic- Develops Last

– General rules and strategies– Can be generalized across activities

Novice–Expert Differences

Compared with novices, experts

• have more declarative and procedural knowledge,• organize their information in a methodical structure,• make more inferences,• analyze problems at a more advanced level,• recognize patterns more quickly,• preplan some responses to specific situations,• organize knowledge relative to the goal of the game,

and• spend much time learning about the topic.

Gender Differences

• Gender differences in sport performance might result partially from differences in knowledge about a sport.

• Boys’ sport knowledge development is fostered.

Speed of Cognitive Function

• Many activities require quick and accurate responses.

• Researchers generally work from an information processing perspective.

• Children and older adults take longer to process cognitive information than young adults do.

Key Terms:

• Cognitive Map-MakingMental images retained in memory ready to be re-called and re-created on split-second notice.

• Critical Thinking (in the motor domain)Reflective thinking used to make reasonable and defensible decisions about movement tasks and challenges

►Higher thought processes are required for movement learning to occur.

► The more complex the task, the more complicated the cognitive processing.

Assessment of Knowledge

• Written knowledge tests

• Teacher Observation

• Self-Assessment

• Check for Understanding

Knowledge As a Functional Constraint: Summary

• Performance can be limited by limited knowledge.• Performance can be enhanced by expert

knowledge.• Knowledge can be acquired at any age.• It takes time and experience to acquire knowledge.

Inside the TEEN Brain

• What do you already know about the teen brain?

• Brainstorm with a partner and come with a list

Inside the Teen BrainWhat a teen does matters!

• The cells connected and used will survive and flourish “Use it or lose it!”

• Rapid brain growth during adolescence • The teen brain is changing! • Gray matter (thinking part of brain) thickens throughout childhood. • Immature frontal cortex Strategies, Organizing, Consequences: still not fully developed• Brain is most vulnerable to drug use/abuse

Teens say:

• ‘They need to remember what it’s like to be a kid.’

• “Let us make our own mistakes!”• “You don’t have to abide by your own rules.”

Implications for Physical Educators and Coaches??

Variety, Choice,