A Problem for Cognitive Load Theory--the Distinctively Human Life-Form

Autor/in	Derry, Jan
Titel	A Problem for Cognitive Load Theory--the Distinctively Human Life-Form
Quelle	In: Journal of Philosophy of Education, 54 (2020) 1, S.5-22 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0309-8249
DOI	10.1111/1467-9752.12411
Schlagwörter	Cognitive Processes; Difficulty Level; Learning Theories; Short Term Memory; Instructional Effectiveness; Philosophy; Inferences; Discovery Learning; Inquiry + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Schwierigkeitsgrad; Learning theory; Lerntheorie; Kurzzeitgedächtnis; Unterrichtserfolg; Philosophie; Inference; Inferenz; Entdeckendes Lernen
Abstract	Cognitive load theory has challenged contemporary approaches to teaching by arguing that they are ineffective because of a neglect of the psychology underpinning learning and, specifically, the high demand placed on working memory. This paper challenges the presuppositions involved not only in arguments for guided instruction by those supporting cognitive load theory, but also in opposed pedagogic approaches involving discovery and inquiry learning. Both approaches are in danger of presupposing what C.B. Macpherson criticised as 'possessive individualism'--i.e. capacities, beliefs and desires viewed as possessions of an individual. As a result, they fail to pay attention to mediation and normativity, both of which are distinctive aspects of human action. Examining this in more detail entails consideration of fundamental issues concerning human knowledge and understanding. An appreciation of the significance of normativity and mediation leads us to the philosophic works of Marx, Vygotsky and Wittgenstein, and in particular to Brandom's Inferentialism. The philosophical ideas here have direct implications for pedagogy. (As Provided).
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Update	2022/1/01