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The cognitive approach
We have received questions from teachers about the differences between the cognitive approach and the learning and cognition context. You have also wanted to check how questions may be framed, and what...
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Hi John, hope you're having a great school year! FYI I think the author's name might be Mika Haritos-Fatouros (slide 9). https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.4324/9780203714997/psychological-origins-institutionalized-torture-mika-haritos-fatouros
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Hi John and Laura, A quick question regarding the link between the two research studies and the student's proposed investigation. Would it be considered a valid justification for a student to argue that a previous study found evidence for some...
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Hi John, I just had a couple of quick questions regarding the Psychology IA. Is it acceptable for a student to base their IA on a topic that is similar to, or overlaps with, their EE topic, provided the research questions themselves are different? Additionally,...
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Maggie
Hi John, I have a quick question about the “Augmenting our learning with AI” page. In the prompt, it says: “Create a tutor named ‘Preparation for Cognition and Learning, Paper 1A’…” However, the 10 content objectives listed...
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