Volume 29, Issue 2
DOI: 10.24205/03276716.2020.294
APPLICATION OF COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY IN THE REFORM OF IDEOLOGICAL AND POLITICAL EDUCATION
Abstract
The ideological and political (I&P) education in colleges must keep abreast with the times. This paper mainly studies the role of cognitive psychology in the reform of the I&P education in colleges. First, the theoretical basis of cognitive psychology was introduced. Then, the author analysed how cognitive psychology affects teaching effectiveness, and how to reform the I&P education based on cognitive psychology. Finally, empirical experiments were carried out on classroom teaching of the I&P education based on cognitive psychology. The results show that the teaching quality and learning effect hinges on the cognition level and cognitive structure of individuals; the application of cognitive psychology enables the I&P teachers to update their cognitive structure and professional knowledge, and to promote the teaching and case analysis abilities; the I&P teaching mode based on cognitive psychology has an ideal teaching effect. The research findings lay a solid basis for the reform of the I&P education in colleges.
Keywords
Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Structure, Ideological and Political (I&P) Education, Colleges.