Areas of the Brain Activated When Learning Signed Languages
I found this week’s Schunk (2012) chapter to be absolutely fascinating! The readings made me curious as to whether the same regions of...
3 Domains of Learning in the Language Classroom: Affective, Cognitive, & Psychomotor [Infographic]
Sign language is a tactile language. Thus, it is quite natural for a sign language lesson plan to operate mainly in the psychomotor domain.
Language Learning: Cognitive Domain or Psychomotor Domain?
While language learning is often considered a mainly cognitive task, in many ways the psychomotor domain is a better fit for teaching visual
Six Evidence-based Instructional Approaches to Activate Prior Knowledge in Students
Strangman, Hall and Meyer (2004) explore six evidence-based instructional approaches to activate prior knowledge in students: (1)...
Social Cognitive Theory in American Sign Language Instruction
Social cognitive theory posits that behavior change and learning occurs through the vicarious observation of others and the development...
Learning and thinking occur in the context of learners’ beliefs about cognition
“Learning and thinking occur in the context of learners’ beliefs about cognition, which differ as a function of personal, social, and...