KOMPETENSI PEDAGOGI: ASSIGNMENT M3 KB 2.1

ASSIGNMENT M3 KB 2.1

The Way How Teacher Toni Apply Cognitive Theory in Learning

In the video, Teacher Toni solves the problem of learning that occurs in the classroom by using cognitive theory. He is concerned about his students’ ability in understanding the concept of how to do long division. Here are his ways to apply cognitive theory in the learning process.

1. Teacher Toni identifies the students’ problems

He finds that his students have difficulty in learning long division. Then he identifies the students’ prior knowledge and basic skills before continuing to the higher level of learning activity.

2. Teacher Toni determines some prerequisite skills.

He helps the students to know basic multiplication, basic division, and subtraction before learning long division.

3. Teacher Toni prepares the learning strategies.

• He creates the Mnemonic Device

Mnemonic Device is a technique to make it easier to remember something done by making formulas or phrases, or connect words, ideas, and delusions.

He uses the phrase "Dead Monkeys Smell Bad" which means "Divide Multiply Subtract Bring down". This strategy helps students remember the step of long division. It makes fun learning activities and motivates students to learn well.

• He also creates Visual Aid.

Visual Aid is a tool that can help clarify a description or explanation in the form of tables, graphics, images, diagrams / charts, maps, and photos.

He creates a color-coded poster as visual aid to help the students step by step through long division. If the students get stuck, they can look at the poster to help cue their memory.

After implementing these principles of cognitivism, students are doing a much better job of understanding, retaining, and recalling the long division process.

My comment:

Teacher Toni has been able to apply cognitive theory in the learning process. In applying the cognitive theory, he focuses on how lesson (long division) can be received, organized, stored, and retrieved by the students. He emphasizes the students’ involvement in the learning activities. He is good in choosing teaching strategies to meet students’ characteristics and obstacles in learning long division. The using of Mnemonic Device and Color-coded Poster are actually simple, but they are effective to help students in understanding the concept and ways how to do long division.