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…

Doug Rohrer, Robert F. Dedrick, and Kaleena Burgess published an excellent study they performed in 2014 titled, “The benefit of interleaved mathematics practice is not limited to superficially similar kinds of problems”- Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 21, 1323-1330. This study expands on previous studies done by others that proves interleaving works when teaching mathematics, even…

PID 3100 – Assignment 4: Reflection 1 has us reflecting on quotes out of Merriam & Bierema’s Adult Learning – Linking Theory and Practice textbook. I chose my first reflective writing assignment to be on Rogers’ quote: “an educated person is one who has learned how to learn…how to adapt and change.” (p.31) Below is…

PID 3100 – Assignment 2: Post #2 – Implications In my previous post I introduced you to the two trends in adult education I’ll be writing on. I’d like to first focus on the Implications of Technology use in Adult Education. From the Instructor Technology use by the Instructor has increased dramatically. Instead of seeking guidance…

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…

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…