Biases
For this assignment, you will apply your understanding of different types of biases
to develop strategies to improve learning while mitigating or taking advantage of
those biases. You will select two learning techniques from the Common Learning
Techniques white paper (assigned reading for Session 2, see link below) (you
may not select ¯ Strategyn Describe how biases and heuristics make the
technique more or less effective. You will also develop a novel learning strategy
of your own to improve learning by leveraging your knowledge of different types
of biases and the science of learning.
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Assignment outline
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Part A: Learning Technique 1 (Approx. 200 words)
1. Summarize the selected technique in your own words. Provide an example
of how the technique might be applied in your current courses, making
sure to consider the types of tasks or content the technique is suitable for.
2. Identify the role of at least one type of bias or heuristic that has a direct
impact on the selected techniqueàeffectiveness. Describe how these
might contribute to the effectiveness of the technique, as well as any
potential undesirable side-effects of biases. Use the example you
generated above to illustrate the impacts of the bias.
Part B: Learning Technique 2 (Approx. 200 words)
1. Summarize the selected technique in your own words. Provide an example
of how the technique might be applied in your current courses, making
sure to consider the types of learners and tasks the technique is suitable
for.
2. Identify the role of at least one type of bias or heuristic that has a direct
impact on the selected techniqueàeffectiveness. Describe how these
might contribute to the effectiveness of the technique, as well as any
potential undesirable side-effects of biases. Use the example you
generated above to illustrate the impacts of the bias.
Part C: Design a Learning App (Approx. 250 words)
Design a (hypothetical) mobile app that will aid college students in learning
course material. The app must make use of at least one learning technique.
Make sure to do the following:
1. Describe how the app will work.
2. Explain how the app will make use of a learning technique.
3. Explain how the app takes advantage of and/or limits/avoids/mitigates
specific biases to help more effective learning.
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Additional guidelines:
(1) Apply LOs with some depth (e.g., the role of specific emotions and their
effects, or how a particular heuristic bias influences situations). Review the key
readings previously assigned for each of the LOs when they were introduced.
(2) A weak score for each of these LOs would result from inaccurate application
or description of the relevant bias, and/or superficial or inaccurate explanation of
the way in which they might affect learning. A strong score for each LO would
reflect a correct and well-supported explanation of the way in which the learning
might be influenced by the relevant bias you have identified.
(3) Explanations should be specific and detailed (e.g., considering the effects of
particular emotions rather than simply stating the presence of emotional bias; or
for example with memory bias, considering the specific aspects of memory that
may be affected).
(4) Use proper APA style guidelines to cite appropriate, scholarly work
(https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/).
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Literature:
— Minerva Schools at KGI (2019). Common Learning Techniques: Using
#scienceoflearning to Make the Most of Your Study Time.
https://course-resources.minerva.edu/uploaded_files/mke/00122597-6983/comm
on-learning-techniques–using–scienceoflearning-to-make-the-most-of-your-stud
y-time.pd
— Assigned readings from Biases Unit.
Length : 700 words

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