Theory elaborated by Reuven Feuerstein. He argues that intelligence should be viewed as a dynamic construct; that the human cognitive faculty is flexible, not fixed. Feuerstein’s view of cognitive development is rooted in the theory of Mediated Learning Experience (MLE). Structural changes refer not to isolated events but to the organism’s manner of interacting with, that is, acting on and responding to, sources of information. A structural change once set in motion, will determine the future course of an individual’s development. Then, cognitive modifiability refers to structure changes, or to changes in the state of the organism, brought about by a deliberated program of intervention.
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Outlining the Value of Cognitive Studies in Increasing the Strategic Management within Organizations
Aida Varela Varela (Federal University of Bahia, Brazil), Marilene Lobo Abreu Barbosa (Federal University of Bahia, Brazil), and Maria Giovanna Guedes Farias (Federal University of Bahia, Brazil)
Copyright: © 2015
|Pages: 22
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-7536-0.ch008
Abstract
The purpose of this chapter is to examine the value of cognitive studies in the optimization of strategic management through improved information systems. To reach this objective, cognitive concepts and their developments are initially contrasted with learning, mediation, and skills development, and the experiences in companies, for example, are presented by applying the Structural Cognitive Modifiability Theory (SCMT) and the Mediated Learning Experience theory (MLE), which were developed through the Instrumental Enrichment Programs (IEP) created by Reuven Feuerstein in order to describe the trajectory through which a subject arrives at a solution to a problem. In conclusion, professions undergo profound changes of a complex and diverse nature as a result of the political, economic, and social situation that leads to interdependence and competition, requiring an overhaul of theories and educational practices in order to align the professional profiles with the social and productive demands that require independent reflective, creative, proactive professionals.