Close interrelation of motor development and cognitive development and of the cerebellum and prefrontal cortex

Motor development and cognitive development may be fundamentally interrelated. Contrary to popular notions that motor development begins and ends early, whereas cognitive development begins and ends later, both motor and cognitive development display equally protracted developmental timetables. When cognitive development is perturbed, as in a neurodevelopmental disorder, motor development is often adversely affected. While it has long been known that the striatum functions as part of a circuit with dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, it is suggested here that the same is true for the cerebellum and that the cerebellum may be important for cognitive as well as motor functions. Like prefrontal cortex, the cerebellum reaches maturity late. Many cognitive tasks that require prefrontal cortex also require the cerebellum. To make these points, evidence is summarized of the close co-activation of the neocerebellum and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in functional neuroimaging, of similarities in the cognitive sequelae of damage to dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and the neocerebellum, of motor deficits in "cognitive" developmental disorders, and of abnormalities in the cerebellum and in prefrontal cortex in the same developmental disorders.     

The relationship between culture and the development of critical thinking abilities of prospective teachers

The emphasis placed on the individualistic and universal nature of cognitive development in some cognitive development models has resulted in the neglect of the cultural context in the development of cognitive abilities. Consequences of this approach for cognitive development are the strong emphasis which is placed on age-dependent patterns of growth and uniformity. Furthermore, the occurrence of changes in the relationship between an individual and the surrounding environment as crucial for the development of cognitive abilities are neglected. In this paper, a cultural approach to the development of critical thinking abilities is proposed in contrast to the traditional, individualistic approach.     

内隐认知:认识人类认知与学习的新窗口

内隐认知是人类认知系统的重要组成部分.对内隐认知的发现和研究打破了仅仅重视外显认知的单一局面,为更加全面、深入地认识人类认知系统的多重性和认知过程及其发展的内在规律提供了新的角度.当前的内隐认知研究广泛涉及了感知、记忆、语言理解、规则抽取、动作技能、情感反应等多个方面,揭示出内隐认知的多样性和复杂性.已有研究指出,内隐认知在种系发展和个体发展中均具有独特的重要地位.充分利用内隐认知将有助于促进认知效率的提高以及认知发展,并可为外显认知功能受损个体的功能康复带来希望.进一步揭示内隐认知与外显认知的相互联系与促进问题,对于揭示人类认知本质及促进人类认知发展与认知功能康复具有重要意义.     

自闭症的太田阶段评价法与认知发展疗法

自闭症是以行为特点定义的一组症候群,而其背后存在着自闭症的特异性的认知发展不均衡现象。太田阶段评价法是一种评价自闭症儿童的认知程度的方法。依据太田阶段而实施的治疗教育实践,被称为“认知发展疗法”。以太田阶段为轴心进行系统的、连续的发展训练,不仅可以提高自闭症儿童的认知、情绪的发展,促进其适应性行为的形成,同时可以预防行为障碍的发生。     

Piagetian constructivism and the concept of mediated learning experience

The different tools of learning potential assessment rest on a mediation stage of some learning experience between a pre-test and a post-test. Althouth mediation might correspond to a broad range of educative behaviors, in these tools, as can be seen in this issue, it most often takes the form of quite direct instructions of cognitive strategies or of more general solving principles: As if the subject’s own activity would be totally substituted by the mediation during a mediated learning experience. From a constructivist conception of the development this view of the nature of mediation is indeed too narrow and too restrictive and raises some basic questions: What might be the meaning of a cognitive potential revealed only by direct instruction? How to relate learning potential and cognitive development? How to transform potentialities in subsequent cognitive development. This paper tackles these issues from a discussion of the Feuerstein’s distinction of mediated learning experience versus learning by direct exposure to sources of stimuli. From a constructivist view of cognitive functioning and cognitive development, it tries to broaden what mediation might be in the assessment of learning potential as well as in cognitive education programs.     

Ethnic group differences in early head start parents’ parenting beliefs and practices and links to children's early cognitive development

Data from the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation study were used to examine the extent to which several factors mediate between- and within-ethnic-group differences in parenting beliefs and behaviors, and children's early cognitive development (analysis sample of 1198 families). The findings indicate that Hispanic-, European-, and African-Americans differ significantly in their parenting beliefs and behaviors. Children also evidence significant ethnic group differences in 24-month cognitive development; these differences were fully accounted for by controlling for maternal cognitive skills, as measured by lexical knowledge. In comparison, maternal parenting behaviors were only a partial mediator of ethnic group differences in children's cognitive development. Structural equation modeling was used to examine, within each ethnic group, the extent to which measured parenting beliefs and behaviors mediate the effect of maternal cognitive skills on children's early cognitive development. Analyses show that the mediated path from maternal cognitive skills to child cognitive development, via “mainstream” parenting beliefs and behaviors, was stronger for European-American families than for Hispanic- and African-American families. The policy implications of increasing the schooling-related cognitive skills of low-educated parents are discussed.     

布鲁姆认知目标分类学的信息化教学应用与发展趋势

文章主要针对布鲁姆认知目标分类学的特征进行分析;并以《生殖系统基础与临床》课程为例,细化阐述布鲁姆认知目标分类学的信息化教学的运用;最后从多维认知结构、数字化教学方法及评价措施两方面,评估布鲁姆认知目标分类学的信息化发展趋势,以期为布鲁姆分类学的发展提供支持。     

Cognitive Stimulation as a Mechanism Linking Socioeconomic Status With Executive Function: A Longitudinal Investigation

Executive functions (EF), including working memory, inhibition, and cognitive flexibility, vary as a function of socioeconomic status (SES), with children from economically disadvantaged backgrounds having poorer performance than their higher SES peers. Using observational methods, we investigated cognitive stimulation in the home as a mechanism linking SES with EF. In a sample of 101 children aged 60–75 months, cognitive stimulation fully mediated SES-related differences in EF. Critically, cognitive stimulation was positively associated with the development of inhibition and cognitive flexibility across an 18-month follow-up period. Furthermore, EF at T1 explained SES-related differences in academic achievement at T2. Early cognitive stimulation—a modifiable factor—may be a desirable target for interventions designed to ameliorate SES-related differences in cognitive development and academic achievement.     

Writing instruction from a sociocultural perspective: the holistic, dialogic, and social enterprise of writing.

This article considers the sociocultural perspective as a framework for writing instruction. Four assumptions of the perspective are examined and illustrated: Writing is a holistic cognitive activity; cognitive processes are learned in dialogic interactions with others; cognitive development occurs in students' zones of proximal development; and knowledge construction is a social and cultural phenomenon.     

Cognitive development and student approaches to learning: An investigation of Perry's theory with Chinese and U.S. university students

The purpose of this research was to provide cross-culturalevidence of the relationship between student approaches tolearning and stages of cognitive development and of the validityof Perry's theory of such development. The participants for thisstudy were 67 U.S. and 193 Mainland Chinese students. Theparticipants rated their ability on several scales, responded tothe Zhang Cognitive Development Inventory (Zhang 1995) and theStudy Process Questionnaire (Biggs 1987a, 1992) as well as ademographic questionnaire. Self-report measures of achievementscores were also obtained. There were four major findings. First, cognitive development and student learning approaches wererelated in predictable ways. Second, the cognitive-developmentalpatterns of the American and Chineseparticipants differed. Third, for both American and Chinese students,extracurricular activities positively contributed to theircognitive development. Finally, a statistically significantrelationship between cognitive development and achievement wasidentified among the American group, whereas no relationship wasfound between cognitive development and achievement among theChinese group. Implications of these findings are discussed.     

从认知视角看英汉隐喻

隐喻不仅是一种语言修辞现象,也是一种认知方式。隐喻性思维模式是人脑认知能力发展完善的产物,是认知发展的更高阶段和重要方式。从认知的视角对英、汉语隐喻现象作比较性分析旨在验证其跨文化存在性,增加人们对英、汉隐喻的进一步认识和理解,促进双语学习和跨文化交流的顺利进行。     

多媒体辅助语言学习中的认知负荷阐释

多媒体辅助语言学习的多样性、交互性和集成性在呈现给学习者大量信息的同时,也造成了学习者的认知超负荷状态.言语信息加工中的认知负荷根据其认知需求可分为：内在认知负荷、外在认知负荷和相关认知负荷.多媒体外语教学软件制作应尽量减少学习者认知负荷,具体可采取卸载技术、分解技术、演练技术、清除技术、标记技术、调整技术、消除冗余技术、同步技术、个性化设计等.     

Mother's age at arrival in the United States and early cognitive development

This paper focuses on the cognitive development of young children from diverse backgrounds with a particular focus on ethnic and nativity differences in home environments. Hypotheses are developed addressing the extent to which home environment and parenting practices mediate the relationship between mother's age at arrival and cognitive development in early childhood. Data from the first two waves of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Birth cohort are employed. Children whose mothers arrived in the United States at the youngest ages (0–7 years) have similar cognitive scores to children whose mothers are born in the United States once socioeconomic status and family background are considered. Multivariate analyses indicate parenting practices and home environment are associated with cognitive development and act as partial mediators between cognitive scores and mother's age at arrival. Overall, the results highlight the need to consider parental migration experiences and differences in the home environments of children of immigrants in the United States as sources of variation in outcomes for the second-generation.     

认知诗学研究的动态及空白

认知诗学作为一门新兴的交叉学科目前尚处于发展阶段。文章对国内外学者就国外认知诗学的研究动态作一分析,发现认知诗学在对认知理论的解说与运用、认知模式的探析以及对文本阅读等方面的研究取得了可喜的成绩,但作为交叉学科,认知诗学研究在其特有理论与术语的形成、研究的范围以及多向性与统一体的矛盾性等方面还存在很多缺陷。     

Cognitive development in a secondary science setting

Observations were made of the progressive change in the cognitive development of 141 students over the course of their secondary education in an Australian private school. Cognitive development was measured in years 8, 10 and 12 usingBond's Logical Orerations Test. Rasch analysis of each of the data sets provided ability estimates for students in the year groups of 1993 (year 8), 1995 (year 10) and 1997 (year 12). Twenty-nine students from the year group of 1993 were tested on all three occasions. We analysed data from these 29 students in order to investigate the children's cognitive development across years 8, 10 and 12. We also examined the influence of the Cognitive Acceleration through Science Education (CASE)Thinking Science program on the cognitive development and scholastic achievement of these students. We found increased mental growth between years 8 and 10 for most students in theThinking Science cohort, which could not be predicted from their starting levels. There was a significant correlation between cognitive development and the scholastic achievement of these students. Although boys as a group were more advanced in cognitive development than girls in years 8 and 10, no difference was found in the rate of cognitive change based on sex up to year 10. However girls showed cognitive gains across years 10–12 which were not found in boys. The students who were new to the school also showed increased cognitive development in years 11 and 12. Students who had experienced theThinking Science course were more cognitively developed than students who joined the school after the intervention had taken place. This study supports the claim of Adey and Shayer that there is a relationship between cognitive development and scholastic achievement, even though we used different measures of cognitive development and scholastic achievement.     

Improving cognitive certitude with calibration mediated by cognitive anxiety,online learning self-efficacy and interest in learning Chinese pronunciation

Educational technology research and development - Calibration between judged and actual performance related to cognitive certitude is known as “cognitive certitude of calibration”...     

职业教育的统摄存在与发展指要:整合

整合是事物的统整、融合、浑成从而形成合目的的价值整体的创新建构过程.职业教育的理论奠基和地位提升,哲学的统摄性存在不能缺席.整合就是职业教育的统摄存在,主要体现在整合是职业教育的哲学之"道",整合是职业教育的理论之"根",整合是职业教育的方法之宗,整合是职业教育的特色之魂.职业教育整合发展的践行要遵循认知澄明,让整合成为职教发展认知共识;自觉依凭,让整合成为政策制定的核心指导;范式统领,让整合助益职业教育本真理论建构;躬行践履,让整合成就职业教育创新发展等行动逻辑.     

Unique Patterns of Cognitive Outcomes for Undergraduate Students at Southern Baptist Colleges: A Comparative Analysis

The purpose of this study was to examine the levels of growth in cognitive outcomes among students attending Southern Baptist universities, as compared to their peers at other Council of Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU), Catholic, and nonsectarian institutions, and to identify the college experiences that contribute to cognitive development. Using data from the College Senior Survey, inferential analyses revealed that students enrolled at Southern Baptist colleges and universities had significantly higher levels of academic self-concept and perceived cognitive skills than students enrolled at other types of Christian institutions. In addition, regression analyses showed that the Baptist sample yielded some unique patterns as to which college experiences contributed to cognitive outcome development among students.     

认知发展研究的新趋势与贡献

对近年来认知发展的研究趋势做了分析，指出受认知科学和新皮亚杰主义的影响，认知发展研究呈现出较为综合的研究趋向。认为注重创立理论和概念体系对于认知发展的研究有重大的意义。