EDUC754 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Learned Helplessness, Central Nervous System
12 Nov 2020
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Ld (learning disability) - very diverse; academic, social-emotional, and behavior. Central nervous system abnormalities, central nervous system damage, genetics, environment, biochemical abnormalities. Behaviorsim - heirarachy of mastery; direct observation, ongoing collection of information. Cognitive approach - role of the individual, demands of environment vs how student processes info. Attention - task engagement, maintaining focus, difficulty with selective attention (identifying important information) Memory - background knowledge, knowledge base, problems with recall, lack use of strategies. Attributions - how students explain the cause of academic outcomes; often attribute success to external factors and failures to internal factors. Learned helplessness - belief that efforts are unlikely to lead to success . Lack of coordinated strategies - not responding appropriately to the demands of a given task; difficulty organizing and accessing mental activities occurring simultaneously, use strategies ineffectively, no self-regulation, limited awareness of usefulness of strategies for a specific task.
