Designing Effective Powerpoints: Considering cognitive psychology

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Designing Effective Powerpoints Considering
cognitive psychology

• EDU 241 Educational Technology
• Dr. Daniel Moos

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Phraseology example
Tall in the the saddle
Guiding Question What does this activity suggest
about the role of prior knowledge and experience
in learning?
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• In 1763 Marian and the settlements ended a
  seven-year war with the Langurians and Pitoks. As
  a result of this war Languia was driven out of
  East Bacol. Marain would now rule Laman and other
  lands that had belonged to Languia. This brought
  peace to Bacolian settlements. The settlers no
  longer had to fear attacks from Laman. The
  Bacolians were happy to be part of Marain in
  1763. Yet a dozen years later, these same people
  would be fighting the for independence (Beck and
  Mckeown, 1993, p.2)

In 1763 Britain and the settlements ended a
seven-year war with the French and Native
Americans. As a result of this war, the French
were driven out of North America. Britain would
now rule Canada and other lands that had belonged
to the French. This brought peace to the North
American settlements. The settlers no longer had
to fear attacks from Canada. The North Americans
were happy to be part of Britain in 1763. Yet a
dozen years later, these same people would be
fighting the for independence.
Guiding Question What does this activity suggest
about the role of prior knowledge and experience
in learning? Implications for teachers?
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Numbers example
3
1
8
6
5
0
4
7
1
1
1
1
5
2
0
1
Guiding Question What does this activity suggest
about the importance of organization in learning?
What does this activity suggest about the maximum
number of items we can learn at one time?
Implications for teachers?
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Months example
As quickly as you can
state the months of the year

state the months of the year, alphabetically

Guiding Question What does this activity suggest
about the role of how we originally learn in
retrieving this knowledge? Implications for
teachers?
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Association example

• In a moment, you will read a common, everyday
  word. As soon as you read it, write down the
  first that comes into your head. Then write down
  the first word that that word reminds you of.
  Continue writing down the first word that each
  successive words brings to mind until you
  generated a list of 10 words

Example Minnesota
Cold
Ice Cream
Moose Tracks
Activity Beach
Guiding Question What does this activity suggest
about how we organize our long-term memory?
Implications for teachers?
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Categorization example

• In a moment, you will be presented with 12 words
  and asked to memorize them.

shirt table hat carrot bed squash pants pota
toes bench chair shoe bean
In what order did you recall them? Did you recall
them in the order in which you read them?
Guiding Question What does this activity suggest
about how the importance of organization in
facilitating learning? Implications for teachers?
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Riding a bike example

• On a scale of 1 (very poorly) to 5 (very easily),
  how well can you ride a bike?
• Turn to your neighbor and discuss how you would
  teach someone who does not know how to ride a
  bike
• On a scale of 1 (very hard) to 5 (very easy),
  describe the difficulty level you just
  experienced in describing how you might teach
  someone to ride a bike
• Why might there be a discrepancy between your
  expertise and ability to teach?

Guiding Question What does this activity suggest
about the challenges experts might face in
teaching novices? Implications for teaching?
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Color example
As quickly as you can, quietly say the COLOR and
not the pronunciation of the following words
(from left to right)
Example Yellow Blue
RED BLACK BLUE BLACK YELLOW
BLACK RED YELLOW BLUE BLACK
RED BLACK BLUE BLACK YELLOW RED
YELLOW BLUE BLACK RED
Guiding Question What does this activity suggest
about the role of attention and perception in
learning? Implications for teachers?
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Cognitive processes IPT ModelAssumptions of
each stage