Cognitive skills
Cognitive Skills
Cognitive skills or cognitive abilities are the core skills your brain uses to think, read, learn, remember, reason, and pay attention. Working together, they take incoming information and move it into the bank of knowledge you use every day at school, at work, and in life.
Pronunciation
/kɒɡnɪtɪv skɪlz/
Etymology
The term 'cognitive' comes from the Latin word 'cognoscere', which means 'to know' or 'to recognize'. 'Skills' is derived from the Old Norse word 'skil', which means 'discernment' or 'knowledge'.
Types of Cognitive Skills
Cognitive skills can be broadly divided into several types:
- Perception: The ability to interpret sensory information.
- Attention': The ability to focus on specific information or tasks while ignoring distractions.
- Memory: The ability to store and retrieve information.
- Motor Skills: The ability to coordinate physical movements.
- Language Skills: The ability to understand and use language.
- Problem Solving: The ability to identify and solve problems.
- Decision Making: The ability to make choices based on information.
Importance of Cognitive Skills
Cognitive skills are essential for learning, working, and functioning in daily life. They help us understand and process the world around us, make decisions, solve problems, and communicate with others. Cognitive skills are also crucial for academic success, as they underpin all areas of learning.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Cognitive skills
- Wikipedia's article - Cognitive skills
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