Mediation and Cognitive Strategies
Cognitive strategies are built through mediation.
Mediation is made of three parts:
-Identification of a stimulus (what)
-Assignment of meaning (why)
-Identification of a strategy (how)
Mediation is made of three parts:
-Identification of a stimulus (what)
-Assignment of meaning (why)
-Identification of a strategy (how)
An Example of Mediation
Identification of a StimulusDo not cross the street without looking
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Assignment of MeaningYou could get hit by a car
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Identification of a StrategyLook both ways twice before crossing the street
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Cognitive Strategies
Students who are missing cognitive strategies have cognitive issues. These include blurred and sweeping perceptions, lack of vocabulary to deal with cognitive tasks, impaired spatial orientation, lack of precision and accuracy, and an inability to organize and measure time.
In order for educators to help students with these issues, they must teach students cognitive strategies. Cognitive strategies can be organized into three types: input strategies, elaboration strategies, and output strategies.
In order for educators to help students with these issues, they must teach students cognitive strategies. Cognitive strategies can be organized into three types: input strategies, elaboration strategies, and output strategies.
Input StrategiesStrategies that help with the quality and quantity of gathered data. 1. Use planning behaviors. 2. Focus perception on specific stimulus. 3. Control impulsivity. 4. Explore data systematically. 5. Use appropriate and accurate labels. 6. Organize space with stable systems of reference. 7. Orient data in time. 8. Identify constancies across variations. 9. Gather precise and accurate data. 10. Consider two sources of information at once. 11. Organize data (parts of a whole). 12. Visually transport data. |
Elaboration StrategiesStrategies that help with the use of data.
1. Identify and define the problem. 2. Select relevant cues. 3. Compare data. 4. Select appropriate categories of time. 5. Summarize data. 6. Project relationships of data. 7. Use logical data. 8. Test hypotheses. 9. Build inferences. 10. Make a plan using data. 11. Use appropriate labels. 12. Use data systematically. |
Output StrategiesStrategies that help with the communication of data. 1. Communicate clearly the labels and the process. 2. Visually transport data correctly. 3. Use precise and accurate language. 4. Control impulsive behavior. |