Learning Log (Ch. 6)

What? Today we talked about Cognitive Psychology. We talked about that there are four types of cognitive psychology, introspection, behaviorism, cognitivism, and social cognitivism. We talked about the brain and the lobes of the brain and what they do. We also talked about Emotional Intelligence. I found it very interesting that the students with higher emotional intelligence scored better on SAT test than the students with higher IQ.

So What? This information is vital in teaching. You must know what cognitive psychology is. You not know that it is called cognitive psychology but you know all the aspects of it and what to do about it. As we go more into depth about each type of cognitive psychology, we will learn how to reach these students on the level that they need to be reached at. Also we need to teach them about emotional intelligence and how to manage their emotions.

Now What? Now that I know a little about Cognitive psychology and emotional intelligence, I can look for these things when I am in my field work. I can also learn how to teach EQ, so that all of my students can score excellent on the SAT tests.