Information Processing by the School Child: Implications for Teachers and Counsellors

Abstract

ABSTRACT

This paper explores the pattern of information processing by the school child. The psychological processes that go in the brain when data to be analyzed is perceived by the individual are traced in this paper. The paper focused on cognitive information processing among other models. The paper addresses the need for the counselors and teachers to be acquainted with the crucial processes of acquisition, retention and recall of information which is central to the teaching and learning process. It was concluded that since the attention span of the average school child is brief, he/she needs assistance in acquiring and processing useful information.