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How We Know the External World

How We Know the External World

Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 16
ISBN13: 9781799815426|ISBN10: 1799815420|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799815433|EISBN13: 9781799815440
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-1542-6.ch002
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James Orion Connelly and Paula Miller. "How We Know the External World." A Conceptual Framework for SMART Applications in Higher Education: Emerging Research and Opportunities, IGI Global, 2020, pp.16-31. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1542-6.ch002

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J. Connelly & P. Miller (2020). How We Know the External World. IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1542-6.ch002

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James Orion Connelly and Paula Miller. "How We Know the External World." In A Conceptual Framework for SMART Applications in Higher Education: Emerging Research and Opportunities. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2020. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1542-6.ch002

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Abstract

The quest begins by examining the means by which the external world is made known. These data are acquired by way of the senses. In the process, these light, mechanical, and chemical inputs are transduced into electrical impulses and routed to appropriate areas of the brain. Our brain translates these data into conscious impressions. These impressions are routed to our memory, which is divided into sensory, short-term, working, and long-term memory. The retrieval process is the reverse of the storage process. The brain can rewire (neuroplasticity) itself to overcome deficits caused by traumatic injury. Cognitive load, which is limited, can be increased by the formation of schemata. SMART instructional technologies can do much to enhance learning, memory formation, and retrieval.

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