"Information-processing theories propose that stimulation (information) that is sensed by the learner is transformed several times in the brain: when it is registered, temporarily stored in short-term memory, encoded for storage in long-term member, retrieved from long-term memory and reorganized for generating a response." R. Gagne (1996)
Information Processing Theory suggests that:
1) Learning occurs as the result of a series of transformations within the brain.
2) The mental system has limited capacity and a oversight mechanism, sometimes referred to as executive control, oversees the processing of information.
3) Information flows in both directions, we constantly take in information from our environment as well as use information that we've stored in memory.
4) Instruction can be designed to support the type of information processing that results in learning.
Information Processing Theory suggests that:
1) Learning occurs as the result of a series of transformations within the brain.
2) The mental system has limited capacity and a oversight mechanism, sometimes referred to as executive control, oversees the processing of information.
3) Information flows in both directions, we constantly take in information from our environment as well as use information that we've stored in memory.
4) Instruction can be designed to support the type of information processing that results in learning.
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Sources:
Gagne, R. (1996) The Conditions of Learning: Training Applications. Orlando, Florida: Harcourt, Brace & Company. (p. 11)
Huitt, W. (2003). The information processing approach to cognition. Educational Psychology Interactive. Valdosta, GA: Valdosta State University. Retrieved March 2, 2012 from,http://www.edpsycinteractive.org/topics/cognition/infoproc.html
Source: Smith, P. & Ragan, T. (2005). Instructional Design. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.