Define: schemata. Support your definition with an example
What will be an ideal response?
A schemata or semantic network is a cognitive structure in our memory that organizes our conceptual knowledge. For example, a semantic network for the concept 'restaurant' might include the type of food on the menu, the restaurant location, the décor, the way in which the food is ordered and served, and the cost of the food and service.
You might also like to view...
Why is it important for students with disabilities to receive instruction in academic and functional skills?
What will be an ideal response?
Define scaffolding and provide several examples of scaffolding techniques
What will be an ideal response?
On a planet where cows are called zoht!, the inhabitants use the name "zoht!" any time they refer to cows. A psycholinguist would argue on the basis of this fact that the aliens' language is ____
a. regularly structured b. arbitrarily symbolic c. dynamic d. static
In a 2002 survey of California college and university faculty, the vast majority believed that students should demonstrate:
a. experimentation with new ideas. b. the ability to ask provocative questions. c. the ability to challenge their own beliefs. d. all of the above.