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Toward A Unified Theory Of Cognition: A Kantian Analysis, Clayton Daniel Austin
Toward A Unified Theory Of Cognition: A Kantian Analysis, Clayton Daniel Austin
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The goal of this paper is to provide classroom teachers a more unified theory of cognition. The current cognitive theories of information processing, schema theory, and constructivism exhibit limitations and a lack of cohesion that make their implications for teachers unclear. This paper will be presented in five sections. 1) The first describes problems with current cognitive theories and the need for a unified theory of cognition 2) The second provides a review of the literature of current cognitive theories. 3) The third section consists of research in the history of cognitive theory both in philosophy and psychology. 4) The …