Nature of Knowledge

Instructions
For this assignment, connect one or more of the learning concept(s) from class thus far (chapters 1 through 14) to a media source. The media source may be a book, movie, podcast, or song. Other media sources must be approved by the instructor.
Following review of your media source, using the specifications given below, write a brief two to three page paper identifying how the media source connects to the learning concept(s)/topic(s) you’ve identified.
The Review Write-Up

1. Title and type of media (if a book, podcast, or song, include the author, interviewer, or artist).
2. Short paragraph synopsis of your media (consider this a concise summary to acclimate me to the ‘story’).
3. Identify and analyze which specific learning concept(s) are connected to the media source:
4. Identify the concept(s).
5. How the concept(s) are exemplified in your media. Explain how the concepts are used.
6. Whether the media accurately portrayed the learning concept(s) (and if not, how should it/they have been portrayed).
7. One new learning you gained from making these connections.
8. The identification and use of concepts from the course in your writing need to be accurate.
   Formatting of Review Write-Up
   • 2-3 page limit
   • Double spaced, Times New Roman 12 point font
   • Upload to Canvas by the due date in Word or PDF format
   • No title or formal reference pages are necessary; no abstract is needed
   • In-text citations using APA Style are expected.

Instructor’s Notes Chapter 8
The Nature of Knowledge
Memory is such a complex phenomenon that we often resort to metaphors in an attempt to understand it. If we use the metaphor of a storage building, Chapter 7 explained how we move new items into storage and how we find (or fail to find) something we’ve stored in the building when we need it. Chapter 8 explains how the storage building is organized inside.
We could also use a similar but more modern metaphor of a hard drive. Using this metaphor, Chapter 7 explained how new information gets written to the hard drive and how we “read” information from the hard drive. (Sometimes you just can’t find that file you’re looking for!). Chapter 8 explains how the hard drive is organized. Chapter 8 informs you how information is stored in long-term memory so you can help your students do just that. It will also give you ideas on how to promote conceptual change (which can really be a challenge).
As you read ask yourself the following questions:
• What are the different types of knowledge?
• How do people learn concepts?
• What are schemas and scripts and how do they influence learning?
• How do people development misconceptions?
• How can conceptual change happen?
• How has the myth of learning styles in education persisted over the years?
Reference: Brooks, C.M. (2021). Chapter 8 Instructor’s Notes, Human Learning.