User talk:Scout37

Hi scout37,
I'm glad to see you set up your talk page and I look forward to working with you on this course.

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  Good luck with your project

Paula Marentette (talk) 01:13, 12 September 2014 (UTC)

Hi Scout37!

Just wanted to test this out and say HI! :) I've never done anything like this before so I'm looking forward to learning something new! I hope you are too! KBrajkovic (talk) 07:14, 24 September 2014 (UTC)

Scout37, I think it is more common to put this kind of conversation on your talk page (here) than the user page (where you put the list).

• Cognitive load - this is a great topic, but have a good look at the talk page and see where the discussion has been focussed. The page definitely needs work, but doesn't focus much on children at the moment. Perhaps some reorg and adding that?
• Domain-specific learning - a blank slate (haha) since there is almost nothing there. I disagree with most of what is there (it isn't a developmental theory as much as a model of cognitive organization) but if you want to explore the ideas around nativism, this is a perfect place to start. Also there is great work by Karmiloff-Smith in which she argues that domain-specificity is an outcome of development, and much of this arises from her consideration of atypical development. This could be an interesting choice for you if you want a VERY theoretical topic
• Age appropriateness -I'm not inspired by this because I'm not sure where you could go with it that would be relevant to cognitive development, but feel free to convince me.
• Draw-a-Person test - interesting topic, probably in conjunction with something else.
  

Paula Marentette (talk) 15:01, 29 September 2014 (UTC)

Hi Scout37!

It looks like you've found a lot of great articles to expand on cognitive load. You have really thought about how to improve the page and I think your changes will really round out the article. I'm interested in seeing what you find for the cognitive load in children and the theories behind that. It definitely relates to what we've been learning in class. Great job!

KBrajkovic (talk) 04:49, 15 October 2014 (UTC)

Course update

Scout37, I see that you have completed all the requirements up to this point in the course and are working on changes for your article. I particularly appreciate your comments on Imaginary friends talk page for Cait ash. I have put a few more specific suggestions for references on the talk page Cognitive load (making the suggestions readily accessible by any interested party). We have online help now from Ian (Wiki Ed), feel free to put a note on either of our talk pages once you would like some feedback on your sandbox work. Paula Marentette (talk) 19:16, 23 October 2014 (UTC)

Yes, feel free to drop me a note if there's anything I can help with. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 19:19, 23 October 2014 (UTC)

Thank you

Hi Scout37, I really appreciate your comments, and the article you suggested. It is very applicable to my topic. Cait ash (talk) 04:01, 30 October 2014 (UTC)

Moving to mainspace

In this case, what you want to do is merge what you have written into the cognitive load article. Your section on children stands alone pretty well - what you need to do is look at the page and try to find the point where it fits best. Just click edit (or 'edit source' if you configured Wikipedia to use the Visual Editor) and copy your wiki markup into the article.

Your addition or re-write of the lead requires a bit more thought. You can entirely replace the lead with your own text (delete what's there, replace it with your own) or you can blend your text with the existing text. Whatever you do, make sure that the final product reads as smoothly as possible.

To use citations more than one, all you need to do is name the reference. When you first use a reference, structure it as <ref name = "somename">Then your normal reference text</ref>. Then, the next time you use that same reference, just time <ref name = "somename" />. That way you save the trouble of writing the whole reference over and over, and you also produce a more compact set of reference. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 20:34, 10 November 2014 (UTC)

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Nice work

Hello Scout37, nice work on the Cognitive Load article. Since no-one has commented on the changes you have made, I think you can wrap this up. Thanks for your contributions, Paula Marentette (talk) 04:43, 20 November 2014 (UTC)