Week No. 3: Information Processing

#July 2/4/6, 2012:

This topic was reported by Ms. Rose Marie Oval. Information processing happens when we try to learn or acquire data from the environment. Since it is a process, it follows a step. The sequence of information processing is; first, data is process in the SENSORY REGISTRY, then goes in the SHORT-TERM OR WORKING MEMORY and lastly, to the LONG-TERM MEMORY where information stored at long period of time.

From those sessions also, we tackled about the basic concepts in cognitive theories of learning. These concepts are somehow styles on how students learn. Some relates new learning from their experiences in the past.

Our LONG-TERM MEMORY is a network of information. It is divided into parts that are integrated to each other. EPISODIC MEMORY is a portion of long-term memory that keeps images relating to personal experiences. SEMANTIC MEMORY on the other hand, is a part of the long-term memory that stores facts and information. PROCEDURAL MEMORY, another division of long-term memory that keeps information about how things are processed. These three divisions are essential in learning. They are integrated like a network of computer units that processes information.