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Cognitive Psychology - An Educational Insight

Brent Muirhead*

* College Campus Chair of the Arts and Science College ,Atlanda,GA,University of Phoenix.

Periodicity:May - July'2007
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jpsy.1.1.452

Abstract

Cognitive psychology offers relevant insights into improving the teaching and learning process. The author has selected ten questions from a graduate class in cognition and learning taken at The Teachers College, Columbia University. The questions will be used to examine the most effective ways to learn and recall information.

Keywords

Cognitive Psychology, Visual Information.

How to Cite this Article?

Brent Muirhead (2007). Cognitive Psychology - An Educational Insight. i-manager’s Journal on Educational Psychology, 1(1), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.26634/jpsy.1.1.452

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