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Assessment 1: Essay
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Table of Contents
Introduction    3
Main body    3
Explanation of the concept of chosen theory    3
Connections between these concepts and the development    5
Reflection on the concepts    7
How to apply learning    9
Strengths and limitations of the theory    10
Conclusion    11
References    12
Introduction
Learning and development theories are most crucial as they assist a lot in knowing how an individual learns and acts accordingly. Further, with a high level of determining the overall development of the individual takes place in the best possible manner. In case of any individual with a specific need, it is necessarily required to adopt the right learning approach for the overall development of the individual (Meltzer, 2018). Along with this, it depends on every individual like how he or she might prefer to learn and take initiatives for satisfying the learning needs. The present essay focuses on selecting the development theory that is Information Processing Theory and their significance in enhancing learning and development among the secondary people. It will also engage in explaining the connections between these concepts and the development and education of children/young people. On the other hand, it will also focus on critically analysing and applying the theory to support the teaching and development of children those who are accompanied by the diverse needs.
Main body
Explanation of the concept of chosen theory
The key notion of Information Processing theory is that the human brainpower is similar to a computer or information processor to a certain extent the behaviorist notions states that individual mind merely react to the stimuli. With undertaking the theory cognitive psychologist has stated that human mind handles information as the computer analogy. However, the computer codes the information, stores and uses the information in order to attain the required outcome (Taylor, 2017). In this context idea of information processing among the humans has been adopted.
For instance, the eye accepts visual information and encrypts information into the electric neural activity that is directly passed to the brain where it is stored. The stored information in the brain can be easily used by other divisions of the brain that are connecting to psychological activities such as memory, perception and attention. The output (i.e. behavior) might be, for example, to read what you can see on a printed page (Dietz et al. 2017).
On the other hand, through reviewing the theory it has been stated that information is accumulated concurrently in the different areas of the mind and associated as a network. The amount of links a single piece of information will directly impact in retrieval for the stored information and data.
Basically the theory of information processing mainly focuses on the three concepts that are-
Sensory Memory
The key component in the theory focuses on the sensory memory in which the information is collected through different senses in an effective procedure called as transduction (Newman and Newman, 2017). In this, receptor cell get active and that alter information into the form that can be easily processed by brain. These sorts of memories are usually unconscious and mainly last for the short time period ranging up to 3 seconds. Thus, it has been stated that for the younger people sensory information clasps their attention and develops into the working memory in the situation if it is needed.
Working Memory
Another component of information processing theory is working memory it is consider as key section of brain often known as sensory register where individual stores temporary information and data (Whalley, 2017). As soon as the decision has been made regarding the information, it will discard the information or relocate to the long-term memory section. Data/information of sensory memories that is transferred to long term memory would only be last for 15-20 seconds. The information needed to be maintained in working memory with enabling constant rehearsal or repetition by the young people.
Long Term Memory
Thus, the last component of cited theory is long term memory. In the human mindset there is a section where young people permanently stored all the information which they have acquired or gained through sensory vision. Information store in the long term memory can be easily retrieved or regained at the time of requirement (Bjorklund and Causey, 2017). Among the young people, long term memory comprises of divergent information such as declarative, procedural and imaginary which are well organized in the memory with proper encoding. Therefore, long term memory is the permanent destination for all the data/information that is stored in effective manner.
Connections between these concepts and the development
The key concepts that are present in the information processing theory involve sensory memory, working memory and long term memory. Further, within the sensory memory information is mainly gathered with the help of senses that is regarded as transduction. In case if the information is gathered in proper manner then in such case the development of young people takes place in the proper manner (Waite, 2017). With the assistance of receptor cell activity, it is altered in the form of information that can be processed with the help of brain. Mainly the memory last for very short time period. Sensory memory as one of the concept has direct connection with the development and the learning of young people as it helps in identifying...