Cognitive Skills.pptx

Cognitive skills are the topic of this slide. In this slide, the author explained the meaning of cognitive skills, types of cognitive skills, types of skills, how to improve cognitive skills, how to use cognitive skills in schools, how to use these skills in the workplace, and how to include cognitive skills in our resume.

1. COGNITIVE SKILLS

2. Meaning Cognitive skills, also called cognitive functions, cognitive abilities or cognitive capacities, are brain-based skills which are needed in acquisition of knowledge, manipulation of information and reasoning. Wikipedia Cognitive ability, sometimes referred to as general intelligence (g), is essential for human adaptation and survival. It includes the capacity to “reason, plan, solve problems, think abstractly, comprehend complex ideas, learn quickly, and learn from experience ” ( Plomin , 1999 ). What are Cognitive Skills and Abilities? | SharpBrains sharpbrains.com › blog › 2006/12/18 › what-are-cognitive-abilities

3. Con.. Cognitive skills are the core skills your brain uses to think, read, learn, remember, reason, and pay attention. Working together, they take incoming information and move it into the bank of knowledge you use every day at school, at work, and in life.  Brain training  trains the cognitive skills the brain uses to think and learn Each of your cognitive skills plays an important part in processing new information. That means if even one of these skills is weak, no matter what kind of information is coming your way, grasping, retaining, or using that information is impacted. In fact, most learning struggles are caused by one or more weak cognitive skills.

4. Types of Cognitive Skills Cognitive skills are often divided into nine different categories. Each of these cognitive skills reflects a different method that your brain uses to effectively interpret and use information. Sustained attention Selective attention Divided attention Long-term memory Working memory Logic and reasoning Auditory processing Visual processing Processing speed

5. DIAGRAM OF COGNITIVE SKILLS

6. Cognitive Skills-Types 1.ATTENTION/SUSTAINED(continued) What it does:  Enables you to stay focused and on task for a sustained period of time. Common problems when this skill is weak:  Lots of unfinished projects, jumping from task to task. 2.ATTENTION/SELECTIVE What it does:  Enables you to stay focused and on a task despite(in spite of ) distractions. Common problems when this skill is weak:  Easily distracted

7. Con.. 3.ATTENTION/DIVIDED What it does:  Enables you to remember information while doing two things at once. Common problems when this skill is weak:  Difficulty multitasking, frequent mistakes. 4. MEMORY/LONG-TERM What it does : Enables you to recall information stored in the past. Common problems when this skill is weak:  Forgetting names, doing poorly on tests, forgetting things you used to know.

8. 5.MEMORY/WORKING (OR SHORT-TERM) What it does : Enables you to hang on to information while in the process of using it. Common problems when this skill is weak:  Having to read the directions again in the middle of a project, difficulty following multi-step directions, forgetting what was just said in a conversation. 6. LOGIC & REASONING What it does:  Enables you to reason, form ideas, and solve problems. Common problems when this skill is weak:  Frequently asking, “What do I do next?” or saying, “I don’t get this,” struggling with math, feeling stuck or overwhelmed.(strong negative emotion)

9. 7.AUDITORY PROCESSING What it does:  Enables you to analyze, blend, and segment sounds. Common problems when this skill is weak:  Struggling with learning to read, reading fluency, or reading comprehension. 8.VISUAL PROCESSING What it does:  Enables you to think in visual images. Common problems when this skill is weak : Difficulties understanding what you’ve just read, remembering what you’ve read, following directions, reading maps, doing word math problems.

10. 9. PROCESSING SPEED What it does : Enables you to perform tasks quickly and accurately. Common problems when this skill is weak:  Most tasks are more difficult. Taking a long time to complete tasks for school or work, frequently being the last one in a group to finish something.

11. How to improve cognitive skills Reduce stress Care for your body Practice focusing Exercise your brain (Read a book during your break or before you go to bed.  Find puzzles that you enjoy, like a crossword or Sudoku. Play chess or another game that engages your mind.  Write a story, or memorize your favorite song.) Cognitive Skills: Definitions, Examples and How to Improve ... www.indeed.com › career-advice › career-development › cognitive-s.

12. Using cognitive skills in School It is about how much we know as well as how effectively we process the information that we receive. Cognitive skills determine how easy, fast and well a person learns. In other words, cognitive skills are the learning skills used to: Retain information; Process, analyze, store facts and feelings; and Create mental pictures, read words, and understand concepts.

13. Tips for the Classroom Teachers who help students grow their cognitive skill levels as well as learn new tasks will have better learning outcomes in the classroom. Here are three tips for better learning while incorporating cognitive skills in the classroom: Assess the cognitive stages of your students in order to adapt your future teaching. Provide differentiated learning strategies based on the cognitive skill levels of the students in the classroom. Teach students not only new information, but how to learn for a lifetime of learning. Why are Cognitive Skills in the Classroom so Important? k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com › tlb › why-are-cognitive-skills-in-the-...

14. Using cognitive skills in the workplace Identify patterns.  You can combine logic and reasoning skills with memory skills to recognize patterns. These trends may appear in data, or they may be a repeated result that you recognize in the workplace. Recognizing that sales increase after certain marketing initiatives, for example, can help you focus on strategies that best reach your audience. 

15. Analyze resources.  Use your reasoning skills to look at data and reports more thoroughly. Consider not only what makes a customer like a certain product, but why. Ask critical questions about your audience, and analyze data instead of just skimming a report. Being analytical about problems can help you find creative solutions. Focus your attention.  Use the cognitive skills that help you focus to enable you in more productively handling tasks. By effectively focusing on specific projects, you can complete them more quickly and with greater accuracy, allowing you to move on to other tasks. Staying focused can also help you gain more from meetings, actively listen to colleagues and work with goals and milestones in mind. 

16. Cognitive skills for your resume Example:   “Marketing professional with three years of market research experience. Analyzing consumer buying behavior and seasonal trends to create effective product marketing campaigns for target demographics.” Example:  “I value planning sessions with my team because I am able to share my ideas with others and collaborate on creating the best product design. I always use data from previously tested designs to show the potential value in certain visuals that appeal to our target customers.” Example:   “I understand that your company hosts a marketing conference every year to bring together professionals from different areas of our industry. These conferences would provide me valuable insight into what other companies are doing to meet the needs of their customers as well as the creative solutions they’ve found to increase brand loyalty.”   Cognitive Skills: Definitions, Examples and How to Improve ... www.indeed.com › career-advice › career-development › cognitive-s.