Cognitive Learning Theory focuses on thinking and mental processes as behaviors that lead to learning. It examines learning as an intricate process involving thoughts, ideas, realizations, and acquired information rather than just reactions. Approaches discussed in the document include Dual Coding Theory, Gagne's nine events of instruction, Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences, and Bloom's Taxonomy of Learning. The document also provides examples of how teachers can apply concepts from Cognitive Learning Theory, such as Multiple Intelligences, in their classrooms to better understand students' strengths and customize instruction.

1. Cognitive Learning Theory
Allison Sullivan
EME2040

2. Menu
 What?
 Who?
 How?
 In my classroom?
The end

3. What?
 Resulting from
behaviorism, cognitive
psychologists argue that
learning is not simply a
reactionary device of the
human brain; but an
intricate web of thoughts,
ideas, realizations and
acquired information.

4. What is Cognitive Learning Theory?
 A theory which suggests that certain activities, like
thinking and remembering, are actually behaviors
that lead to learning.
 When approached as behaviors, the actions can be used to
analyze and measure their effect on learning.
 Approaches to the theory:
 Paivio’s Dual Coding theory
 Gagne’s nine events of instruction
 Gardner’s theory of Multiple Intelligences
 Bloom’s Taxonomy of Learning

5. Who?
Allan Paivio
 Dual Coding proposes that information processing takes
place in two, clearly different ways:
 Processing for Images
 Processing for Language
 With three sub processes:
 Representational
 Referential
 Associative
 What this means for learning and education, is that all three of
these sub processes could be utilized together to understand a
complex subject, like another language.

6. Who?
Robert Gagne
 In order to measure
successful integration he
acknowledged five areas of
learning objectives:
 Verbal information, Intellectual
skills, Cognitive Strategies, Motor
Skills, and Attitudes.
 This lead him to discover
what conditions were
optimal for students to learn,
and lead him to identifying
the nine events of
instruction.

7. Who?
Howard Gardner
 Multiple Intelligences
 Theory that that concluded that individuals
use eight different intelligences to perceive
and understand the world.
 Lingustic-Verbal
 Logical-mathematical
 Spatial-Visual
 Body-Kinesthetic
 Musical
 Interpersonal
 Intrapersonal
 Naturalist
 Each student contains the ability to utilize
each intelligence, but in most cases, there
are one, or maybe a few, that dominate
over the rest.

8. Who?
Benjamin Bloom
 Bloom’s
Taxonomy
identifies six levels
of skills that are
used to understand
a topic and reach a
level of mastery for
the subject.

9. How can this theory be used in the classroom?
Multiple Intelligence theory could be each teacher’s
tool to understanding and developing each of their
student’s learning capabilities and habits on an
individual basis.
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Each intelligence can be both identified and cultivated
with the use of technology in the classroom by the
teacher personalizing instruction and curriculum.

10. Multiple Intelligence Integration In my classroom
In my opinion, this is the most diversely disciplined
approach to educational theory, which has the world
to do with my personal teaching theory.
I also feel understanding these abilities can make all of
the difference when requiring teamwork or group
assignments. By recognizing the strengths each
student has

11. In my classroom
For instance, when assigning presentations on
geocacheing, I would take the following into account:
I’ve already recognized that Cody has an interpersonal,
naturalist, spatial-visual ability to learn. I would
team him with Katie who is also interpersonal, but
also linguistic-verbal and logical-mathematical. By
understanding their strengths before teaming them
together, I’ve made sure they can play on each
other’s abilities and communicate efficiently to
complete the objective.