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Understanding in two directions.
This theory has limited litertaure linked to education and learning.
Bottom-up processing starts with the raw sensory input and works towards a higher-level understanding, while top-down processing begins with pre-existing knowledge or expectations, influencing the interpretation of incoming information. Both processes work together in the overall cognitive system, allowing learners to efficiently perceive and understand.
Key thinkers in this area:
Eleanor Gibson (1910-2002)
Richard Gregory (1923-2010)
Bottom-up and top-down processing are two cognitive processing approaches that humans use to perceive and make sense of information.
Bottom-up processing involves the analysis of sensory information starting from the basic, raw sensory data and then building up to a more complex understanding or interpretation.
Top-down processing involves using pre-existing knowledge, expectations, or context to interpret and make sense of incoming sensory information. It relies on higher-level cognitive processes to guide perception.
Teaching strategies that are linked to bottom up, top down processing
By consciously incorporating both bottom-up and top-down processing into your teaching, you can create a comprehensive and effective approach to acquiring new knowledge.
Read more here:
Jess Hartcher-O\’Brien, Salvador Soto-Faraco, & Ruth Adam. (2017). A Matter of Bottom-Up or Top-Down Processes: The Role of Attention in Multisensory Integration. Frontiers Media SA.
Lipina, A. A. (2021). Helping Learners use Top-Down and Bottom-Up Processes in Decoding Anecdotes. In International Research Conference on Technology, Science, Engineering & Management (pp. 70-78).
How can a teacher effectively balance and integrate both bottom-up and top-down processing strategies in their teaching?
How does bottom-up and top-down processing apply to learners in the further education & skills sector?
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