Learning-to-Learn from Novice to Expertise: New Challenges and Approaches for One of the Oldest Topics of Cognitive Science
- Ray Perez, Office of Naval Research, Arlington, Virginia, United States
- Wayne Gray, Cognitive Science Department, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, United States
- Michael Posner, Psychology, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, United States
- Sophia Vinogradov, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
- Michelene Chi, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States
AbstractWe start with the following questions: (1) What can Cognitive Neuroscience tell us about the oldest of modern theories of skill acquisition? [Posner] (2) How does the latest neurocognitive research tie in with reinforcement learning models and theories to shed new light on remediation of effects due to schizophrenia or aging? [Vinogradov] (3) Are there overlooked but important phenomenon in learning or transfer? [Gray & Berry] (4) How do we instruct students on complex emergent processes as opposed to simpler sequential ones? [Chi] Each of our panelists brings us a snapshot of questions and issues on one or more of these questions for what we hope is an interesting and informative ramble through contemporary issues in learning.