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Hello #MedEd #TheoryThursdays!
Have you ever felt frustrated that you weren’t taking in information quick enough? That you brain was maxed out?
Me too! (Isn’t this experience basically medical school??)
Well, then I have a theory for you…
COGNITIVE LOAD THEORY
Have you ever felt frustrated that you weren’t taking in information quick enough? That you brain was maxed out?
Me too! (Isn’t this experience basically medical school??)
Well, then I have a theory for you…
COGNITIVE LOAD THEORY
Cognitive load is the total information-processing demands required by a task/set of tasks. It’s about cognitive capacity – how much information learners can handle before becoming maxed out. Cognitive load theory implied that we have a limited capacity to process new info.
Cognitive load theory is based on how the proponents of this theory say the brain works. The brain has complex memory systems – sensory, working, and long-term memory.
Working memory can only process limited info at any one time.
Working memory can only process limited info at any one time.
You use it, I use it, but how much do you really know about socialisation (or socialization for my friends across the Atlantic)?
Buckle up, it’s #MedEd #TheoryThursdays time!
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Buckle up, it’s #MedEd #TheoryThursdays time!
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Some of you might be surprised I’m covering socialisation. Many don’t discuss socialisation as a theory or pay it the attention theory needs in MedEd
But it is a theory – in fact, socialisation is a **set of theories** that can help us explain how the status quo is reproduced
But it is a theory – in fact, socialisation is a **set of theories** that can help us explain how the status quo is reproduced
Socialisation theories are usually mid-range, as they explore connections between the status quo (+the values/ideas which constitute this), and the social processes (often interactions, shaped by variables such as gender/class/ethnicity) that bring people in line with these ideas
It’s that time of the week again! #TheoryThursdays
The first #MedEd theory we’re going to cover is (drum roll pls) …
THE HIDDEN CURRICULUM
Many of us will know the term, but do we really know what it’s all about?
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The first #MedEd theory we’re going to cover is (drum roll pls) …
THE HIDDEN CURRICULUM
Many of us will know the term, but do we really know what it’s all about?
A thread 🧵
What is the hidden curriculum?
We don’t have a simple definition
Some argue that the hidden curriculum (HC) is the unwanted aspects of becoming a dr. Others argue it can be positive + we can exploit it for teaching.
IMO it’s more complex than either of these two extremes
We don’t have a simple definition
Some argue that the hidden curriculum (HC) is the unwanted aspects of becoming a dr. Others argue it can be positive + we can exploit it for teaching.
IMO it’s more complex than either of these two extremes
The hidden curriculum (HC) is a concept (micro-level theory) that can be used as an entry point for thinking about + studying the space between formal and other-than-formal learning.
