Higher Order Thinking Skills in Vocational Education

Introduction This report on cognitive science to enhance instruction will focus on Rohrer, Dedrick, & Burgess‘s 2014 study, “The benefit of interleaved mathematics practice is not limited to superficially similar kinds of problems”. Traditionally, when teaching a subject, the subject is broken into small blocks. We instruct students to master solving problems in each smaller…

PID 3100 – Assignment 4: Reflection 2 has us reflecting on quotes out of Merriam & Bierema’s Adult Learning – Linking Theory and Practice textbook. I chose my second reflective writing assignment to be on Merriam & Bierema’s quote : “learning from one’s experience involves not just reflection, but critical reflection” (p. 117) Below is the full text…

PIDP 3100 – Assignment 4: Reflection 3 Objective My third reflective writing assignment will be on Jill Bolte Taylor’s quote, “we may think of ourselves as thinking creatures that feel, biologically we are feeling creatures that think” (Taylor, 2009, p. 17). Here, Taylor is concluding that thinking, a function of the neocortex, is the last…

PID 3100 – Assignment 2: Post #1 – Trends. Assignment For this assignment, my learning partner and I were given the task of identifying 2 trends in adult education that are of interest to us, and writing a series of 3 blog posts on them. We’ve decided to write on the use of Technology in…

Introduction In this essay, I endeavor to identify what I consider to be the most relevant learning theory as it pertains to Electrical Trade Education. Merriam & Bierema (2014) state, “Behaviorism is particularly evident in adult career and technical education… Much of adult vocational education is focused on identifying skills needed for specific occupations, [and]…

PID 3100 – Assignment 2: Post #3 – “Aha!” Moment Welcome to the third post in this series on Trends in Adult Education. To view the previous two posts click here and here. I’ve chosen to reflect on the focus on Higher Order Thinking in Vocational Training. I came to my “Aha!” moment by reflecting on…