Skills for Learning: Information Processing
Skills for Learning:
Information Processing Skills
Processing includes three processing skills that work together: attention, working memory, and processing speed. Processing skills allow students to focus (sustain their attention), manipulate information they receive (working memory), and efficiently process the information as it is being taught (processing speed). These three cognitive skills work interdependently to make sense of information we are exposed to.
Skills: Working Memory, Attention, Processing Speed.
Outcomes: Inclusion, Personalization, Student Engagement.
Did you Know?
If students have fast processing speed, they may become inattentive because they no longer have anything to attend to. Conversely, student’s with slow processing speed may develop anxiety and impulsivity. Differences in processing speed are guaranteed in every classroom, yet few educators have training on how to effectively identify and personalize accordingly.
is the amount of information our brains processes per day - the equivalent of what we’d process in a lifetime, a few generations ago
of educators reported that they have tools to capture and improve student attention.
of educators are confident that they can differentiate teaching based on the differences in their students’ processing speed
COGx Programs for Educators (PD) and Students
Our Educator PD program provides a tool box of strategies to capture your students’ attention, address processing speed and leverage working memory.
Educators learn...
- The types of attention, causes of inattention, and strategies to capture and sustain focus.
- How working memory functions, ways to reduce cognitive overload, and strategies to help students retain and recall information.
- The role of processing speed in learning, its impact on students, and teaching methods to support varied processing speeds.
Outcomes of COGx PD Program...
of educators say they now understand how processing speed varies and how to accommodate these differences.
of educators felt confident in implementing tools that target & accommodate differences in attention.
of educators said they learned classroom strategies to reduce working memory overload.
Our Student programs empower students with practical strategies to focus, manage distractions, and take control of their learning.
Students learn...
- Understanding their own attention patterns, recognizing distractions, and learning how to refocus when attention drifts.
- Developing behaviors and strategies to stay engaged, reduce impulsive responses, and manage frustration when tasks feel challenging.
- Practical tools students can apply like mindfulness techniques, goal-setting, and environmental adjustments to take control of their attention in and out of class.
If this program were integrated into the school system, and teachers and students knew the techniques and strategies we learned, everyone would be a lot smarter!
