CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

COGNITION AND EMOTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Cognitive abilities by the age of 7 include
A
applying cause and effect
B
developing categories in your brain (schema)
C
connection prior knowledge to new knowledge
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -According to schema theory, prior knowledge is a critical factor in forming a new cognitive schema to gain new knowledge (Bartlett., 1995). Prior knowledge decrease cognitive load leading to good learning engagement (Myhill and Brackley, 2004; Mihalca et al., 2011).

Detailed explanation-2: -Cognitive knowledge refers to a person’s stored information about human thinking, especially about the features of his own thinking.

Detailed explanation-3: -Prior knowledge has long been considered the most important factor influencing learning and student achievement. The amount and quality of prior knowledge positively influence both knowledge acquisition and the capacity to apply higher-order cognitive problem-solving skills.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hailikari et al. (2007) introduce a structural model of prior knowledge that distinguishes between four prior knowledge types (knowledge of facts, knowledge of meaning, integration of knowledge, and application of knowledge; Fig.

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