cognitive structure

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Cognitive structure refers to the (conjectured) organisation of the components of someone's cognitive resources. It may be considered as "the facts, concepts, propositions, theories, and raw perceptual data that the learner has available to her at any point in time, and the manner in which it is arranged." (Taber, 2001, p.160)

Author: Keith

Former school and college science teacher, teacher educator, research supervisor, and research methods lecturer. Emeritus Professor of Science Education at the University of Cambridge.