NSG 707: Cognitive Science & Teaching Thinking

The focus of this course is cognitive science and models including short-term, working, and long-term memory of adults within the context of higher education and professional practice. Topics include the mind/brain as a complex system, neuro-anatomy and psychology, and the processes integral to knowledge acquisition and retrieval. Applications to foster high level cognitive growth to stimulate reflection and self-regulation, integration of learner beliefs about their ability, and subsequent achievement are analyzed. Theory and methods for understanding and working with a diverse population of learners are considered.