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Learning by Building Cognitive Models that Reflect Cognitive Information Processing: A Preliminary Class Exercise

Authors:
Kazuhisa Miwa
Hitoshi Terai

Keywords: Cognitive Models; Procedural Knowledge; Production System

Abstract:
It has been confirmed that it is important for students to monitor their own cognitive activities during learning. We challenge this idea based on our “learning by creating cognitive models” paradigm. Within a learning environment developed for cognitive modeling, we let students construct cognitive mod- els that reflect their own cognitive information processing. A cryptarithmetic task was used. We conducted a cognitive science class in which participants were required to build computational models that behaved in a manner similar to how the students themselves behaved. As a result, 9 of the 22 (41%) models accurately reflected the participants’ problem-solving paths.

Pages: 50 to 53

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2017

Publication date: February 19, 2017

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4197

ISBN: 978-1-61208-531-9

Location: Athens, Greece

Dates: from February 19, 2017 to February 23, 2017