Educational Cognitive Science and Teacher Education

Educational cognitive science develops a deeper understanding of human cognition, how they learn, interpret, process information and generate knowledge. The present study intended i. To determine the effect of Educational Cognitive Science orientation. ii. To assess the knowledge of Educational Cognitive Science among prospective teachers. Experimental method with control and experimental group posttest design only adopted on a sample of 100 prospective teachers (experimental group 50 and control group 50). The prospective teacher?s underwent Educational Cognitive Science orientation for 45 days. After orientation, Educational Cognitive Science Knowledge assessment tool used to assess their knowledge base. The findings revealed that Educational Cognitive Science orientation found effective in enhancing the knowledge of Educational Cognitive Science knowledge among the prospective teachers. The experimental group produced significant improvement in acquiring knowledge.