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Ilona Bass; Cristian Espinoza; Elizabeth Bonawitz; Tomer D. Ullman – Cognitive Science, 2024
When people make decisions, they act in a way that is either automatic ("rote"), or more thoughtful ("reflective"). But do people notice when "others" are behaving in a rote way, and do they care? We examine the detection of rote behavior and its consequences in U.S. adults, focusing specifically on pedagogy and…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Learning Processes, Rote Learning, Critical Thinking
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Hora, Matthew T. – Review of Higher Education, 2014
This study utilizes theory from situated cognition to investigate faculty beliefs about student learning and their influence on teaching decisions. Results of interviews with and observations of 56 science and math faculty found that the two most common beliefs are: (a) students learn best through repeated practice, and (b) students have different…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Decision Making, Teaching Methods