A person's schema is made up of preexisting knowledge from past experiences that are stored in our minds. Our schema is what guides our perception and helps us make sense of things around us. Therefore, what disrupts our schema is occurrences that do not agree with our own previous knowledge. If we see something that we do not agree with we immediately notice and question it. When things occur around us that are "normal" to us and agree with our preexisting knowledge we hardly notice them. I would not say that disrupting the schema in our minds is a bad thing because sometimes we need to experience other things and see ideas from another point of view. When our schema is disrupted we are forced to think about it and work to make sense of it. Just because we believe one thing and it makes sense to us does not necessarily mean it is the right belief.
I think in general, people's schema don't change as much as we think they would. It takes a long time to unseat a very closely-held belief. It is easier for people to judge the occurrence as bad because it doesn't fit in than to find a place for it. It's too bad, too, because it often means that we are more rigid as we age.
I totally agree with your comment “Just because we believe one thing and it makes sense to us does not necessarily mean it is the right belief”. Depending on how an individual is raised and the schema of the parents/guardians of a child, a person can grow up with a long list of beliefs that are not true, accurate, or appropriate.
A person's schema tells him/her what to expect when we come across different people, places, and things. Based on previous experiences, schemas help people make sense of the current experience. What disrupts a person's schema is when a person experiences something new, but the experience is nothing like a previous one. The disruption makes us stop and question what is so different about the current experience and why it is that way. I think it is a good thing that our schemas are interrupted every so often. For example, you could hear all about a new place from a friend who recently visited there. When it comes time for you to visit that place for the first time, you already have this expectation of what it should be like based on previous experiences (the information from the friend.) However, when you get there you realize it is something completely different. Because it is so different, your schema is disrupted and causes you to step back and analyze what is really going on; thus, giving you the opportunity to observe what is true and not so true. I believe that when our schema gets disrupted, we have the opportunity to learn new things.
Sara- I also think that it is good for our schemas to change and be disrupted every so often. I think that this is what makes us grow and become more open and well rounded people. I think that living in today's world with the diversity we have there is always going to be things that are not normal to our minds and this is what will make us be open to new things and be able to accept the differences in people. Christine Moses
When the Schema in our mind is disrupted because of new stimuli, our classical conditioning tells us if we should accept the disruption as good or bad. If we never experience a disruption of our schema we would never know anything but predictable outcomes. As a result of disrupting the Schema we experience a healthy exercise in continued development. As the disruption occurs, we alter our Schema with the changed occurrence and continue operating on that. It is difficult to pinpoint a “bad” alteration other than a bad incident that becomes life changing because it has a negative impact.
A schema is a mental framework that guides our perceptions and helps is make sense of our experiences based on what we already know and what we expect to happen. When something that we do not recognize or understand the schema for that specific item has to change. I think that this can be good or bad depending on the topic at hand. I think that our outlooks on life and the things we encounter in everyday life change daily. I think that when we see or hear things that are out of the "norm" for our schema our minds can grow and learn to experience new things without disrupting the way we function. I think that the way we change our schema and adapt to new things to enhance our lives and become well rounded people.
I don't feel as though a Schema is ever really disrupted. Since we are ever growing we constantly challenge the normal Schema. However, if our Schema becomes stagnate then the disruption is more astounding.
This is an interesting comment. The idea that the schema is not disrupted is one I hadn't thought of. I like that idea in that it is not disrupted, it is just evolving with new experiences. Good post!
Our schema is a cognitive framework that helps organize and interpret information. Schema's can enforce shortcuts in interpreting vast amounts of learned information. It enforces our pre-existing conditions. When it is disrupted, our whole conceptual and cognitive framework gets off-track for a little. When the new event occurs, our brain tells us to either define it or judge it one way or another.
I agree that our schema is a framework that helps us organize and interpret information. I picture a graphic organizer when I think of our schema. When we encounter a familiar situation (new information, but a familiar "setting") , we are able to organize the information into the appropriate categories because we have done something similar before.
Our schema can be disrupted by situation that follow a different path than we anticipated. We have all watched movies or read books in which the plot followed a specific series of events. The characters changed, but the basic outline of the plot for each story remained the same. For many of these movies or books we "predict" the ending before seeing it because we have seen or read stories "like" this one. Our schema is disrupted if the writer decides to throw in a curve ball and end the story in an unpredictable manner. This makes books and movies exciting. It also makes life exciting. A disruption in our schema can feel uncomfortable for awhile, but in the end I think it adds a new branch to our "graphic organizer". We expand upon our schema as a whole. I believe this is a good thing. It is called learning. As we grow older and more experienced, hopefully we will implement new schemas and expand on our old ones.
I hope I am on the right track with this. I'm not sure! But here are my thoughts:
Schema is disrupted by anything that goes against what we believe to be true. I think it can be either good or bad, or neither, depending on the individual. Some people will ignore the disruption or cling more steadfastedly to their beliefs. Others will be intrigued by the new information and try to learn more before coming to a conclusion - for some it will reaffirm their original schema, and for others it will change it. For example, look at Charles Darwin and his theory of evolution. His ideas went against virtually every single person's schema at the time. At first his findings went against his own schema! He didn't know what to do with his theory because he KNEW it would cause an uproar around the world. When some people learned of his ideas they were ready to consider them. Perhaps something in their schema didn't quite line up, and evolution filled gaps and made sense. Others were pretty solidly rooted in their schema and either ignored it or considered it and decided that their existing schema still made the most sense to them. However, I think that the new theories and knowledge still became a part of their schema, because they analyzed the new information and thoughts and they will stay in their memory.
I agree with that individualization is dependent on whether disruption of one's schema is good or bad. I liked your example of Charles Darwin. I was trying to think of a good example and couldn't come up with it, but that was a great example.
As usual, you are definitely on the right track. There are times I ignore a disruption to my schema and later wish I would have paid more attention to the disruption because I could have experienced and learned about new and different things around me. There have also been times when I have paid attention to a disruption to my schema, changed my beliefs, and then was later uncomfortable with the beliefs I had accepted because of that disruption. Recently, you and Jenny have disrupted my beliefs about myself; and for that, I will always be grateful!!
Schema is a person's organized, mental structure of their own preconceived ideas and experiences. It provides a system in which a person can catalog and organize new information they come across. Schema tends to be an individualized "normal" for each person--when something fits the current pattern of the schema, it is generally ignored since we're conditioned to accept what's already in our schema. However, if it disrupts the schema, in general, it is either rejected (even if it provides useful/true information) or assimilated after a struggle/repetition of the same phenomena.
As I was reading this week, I really applied this to the current political state. In general, adults tend to have a schema that is fairly rigid, or unaccepting of ideas contradictory to their schema. Most people who watch the news have a confirmation bias, meaning that they seek out the news organizations and sources that fit their schema, rather than actively looking for those that might disrupt their schema. Conservatives are more likely to watch Fox news, liberals are more likely to watch MSNBC because both want to keep their schema the same.
I personally think people with more rigid schema live lives that are not as challenging and/or intellectual as those people who find disruptions in their schema an important tool in knowing themselves better. If we respond in a neutral/positive way to disruptions to our schema, it helps to make us more empathic, informed people.
Schema, as defined by our book, is a basic structure for organizing information and concepts (300). It is how we organize information given to us and form opinions or ideas. What interrupts our schema is when we get new information that may "change" or "disagree" with our perception or idea on the particular subject. A great example is a murder mystery. You think you know the villain and you have all the evidence in your head, and then BAM! There's new evidence that makes him innocent. That could be a good outcome. You realized, "Hey, this guy is innocent." But when it comes to our opinions and beliefs, if someone throws something into our way of thinking then, it could be negative.
Schema: describes an organized pattern of thought or behavior. It can also be described as a mental structure of pre-conceived ideas, a framework representing some aspect of the world, or a system of organizing and perceiving new information. I think the effects from disruptions in the schema can be good and bad. A disruption challenges us to think differently, or about something we do not know, taking us out of our norm. I believe that is a good thing for the mind, helping us be creative and stay out of a rut. If their are no disruptions in the schema, we tend to be narrow minded, possibly in a good way, depending on how your mind was shaped from an early age.
Schema: describes an organized pattern of thought or behavior. It can also be described as a mental structure of pre-conceived ideas, a framework representing some aspect of the world, or a system of organizing and perceiving new information. I think the effects from disruptions in the schema can be good and bad. A disruption challenges us to think differently, or about something we do not know, taking us out of our norm. I believe that is a good thing for the mind, helping us be creative and stay out of a rut. If their are no disruptions in the schema, we tend to be narrow minded, possibly in a good way, depending on how your mind was shaped from an early age.
What disrupts the Schema in our minds? Is this good or bad?
I think that there are many things that disrupt Schema in our minds,some of those include, social media, word-of-mouth, and technologies, just to name a few. We have Schemas about everything. Schema is defined as a mental structure that we use to organize and simplify our knowledge of the world around us. They affect everything around us, the decisions that we make, the way that we act, and even how we interpret things. I think that Schemas can be both good and bad. In my opinion it can be a bad thing when people are not open, or willing to change their Schema. An example would be doctors. Some people dislike doctors because they have a Schema of doctors as people who don’t really care about their patients and are only in the profession for money. Other people might feel a sense of comfort and safety going to see a doctor about an issue they may be having. If people are not open and willing to change their Schemas when perhaps their thinking isn’t necessarily rationale, then that could be a bad thing. In my opinion, it is wise just to know and be aware of your Schemas and why they are important to you as an individual. This way when others have different Schemas then perhaps you would be more willing to listen and be open-minded about understanding whether or not your Schemas are ultimately better or not.
Apple is a great example of a company who tries to disrupt our Schema by targeting consumers with slogans like "the best thing to happen to the iPhone since the iPhone" as if we are supposed to believe that the current one will become the baseline for additional iPhones. They continue to release technology that is "changing everything" and "this changes everything, again." With such a stream of constant disruption; is the change really a disruption?
Yes, Charelle you actually made me remember something that I forgot to say. In my blog I said that when our schema is disrupted the change may seem bad and confusing at the time and in hindsight we may believe that it was actually not so bad and we are glad that our mind was changed and became organized differently. However this is only if you are willing to accept or ponder the new things that you may learn or experience.
Charelle, I love you doctor analogy. I had not thought of this but it is a perfect example of how people look at the same situation differently. I for example, thought the dentist because when I was young my dentist was NOT nice so my schema was formed to tell me that I should not like dentists. My six year old however loves her dentist and can't wait for her six month check up. I would have thought she would grow up to not like dentists because she was born without enamel on her baby teeth causing her to have to have caps put on her molars at three years old or risk the decay reaching her forming permanent teeth. This was however mad to be a very positive thing and to her dentists ar funny playful people that help you stay healthy. I am so glad that this experience helped her for a positive schema about dentists. I do know that if she ever has a bad experience that her schema can be disrupted but I hope that she has formed enough positive to out weights the negative and develop a schema that not all dentists are the same. Great post!
There are many things that can disrupt the Schema in our minds. Anything that differs from our perceptions about how things are supposed to be will disrupt our schema's. I think it can be good and bad. It can be good when a positive change or learning event can come from the disruption in one's schema. It can be bad though if the disruption in one's schema is so profound as to cause serious problems for the individual. It also is determined by the specific individual and how they handle change. A person with autism would probably have serious issues with their schema being disrupted.
Kristi, you are right many factors can change or disrupt our schema. What I find interesting is how often this occurs and we don't even know it. As I have been looking at this chapter and working on this blog I have realized how many times my schema is disrupted and I barley take notice. How we think and feel about a subject is ever changing. I think that this related to teaching because we have to understand that each of our students will bring a new schema and we need to put all of that together with what we are teaching to help them create a more accurate schema that will them lead to a higher level of understanding of the subject.
Kristi and Cathryn - I agree with the assessment that anything that changes our perception, or understanding (prior knowledge), about a topic or situation disrupts our schema. However, I believe that overall this can only be good. Even negative information that disrupts the schema still leaves us better informed than we were before and allows us to make decisions based on more complete information. Which isn't to say that false information doesn't change our schema because it does.
With regard to a person with autism, I believe that a disruption of schema for them can be positive as well. If they have learned something new (hopefully not negative) that can only enhance their knowledge about their environment. Persons who have autism may take longer to assimilate the new information, but in the end they can only be better off having the new information.
Cathryn - I would caution the idea that we as teachers are helping students to create a more accurate schema - a higher level of understanding about a subject, yes - but more accurate according to whom? Schema is about current knowledge, but also perception. People's life experiences will cause them to have different a schema but that doesn't make one person's more wrong or right than any other. Additionally, what may be considered "more accurate" today, may very well be totally discounted in a decade or two. I see our "job" as teachers to do as you suggested, "lead [them - students] to a higher level of understanding of the subject", I might go one step further and say a higher level of thinking. I want to help students be able to think for themselves and reason through problems on their own so that they know how to make use a rational thought process to solve, not only academic problems, but life problems as well.
The mind organizes past experiences; this ‘schema’ is what we use to help make new information make sense. When a new experience disrupts the schema in our minds we become confused. I think a good example of this may be culture shock. We have a way that we view the world based on the schema in our mind and then if we were to enter into a culture so different that the schema in our mind becomes disrupted we will be confused and have to make adjustments and re-organize our mind so the world makes sense again. I believe that when the schema in our minds has been disrupted this can be good and bad. Temporarily this disruption is a bad thing; we may be very shocked, confused, and feel disorganized. I also believe that when we see the forest for the trees whatever new knowledge or experience may not seem so bad in hindsight and we may discover that our character has actually grown and so in the long run disruption of the schema in our minds may not be so bad.
Schema is what we know about the world around us through our experiences. When something occurs that does not agree with our schema we are forced to reexamine it. Often this disrupts our thinking process and changes our schema. Many factors affect our schema from or families two what we watch on tv. We have to be aware of these factors when we are using our schema to make decisions. I think that it is a good thing because otherwise we could never change our opinions about things that we have already created schema for. As teachers we are always reexamining what we are doing and how it works for our students so I would say our schema as teachers about how students learn is ever changing. If you are not willing to adapt your thinking then you will miss vital growth opportunities to help your students be successful. One of my all time favorite quotes is “Fair is not everyone getting the same thing. Fair is everyone getting what they need to be successful”. How can we know what a child will need to be successful if we are unwilling to let our schema be disrupted and replaced with schema that will give us the tools to help all students.
Cathryn, I liked how you stated that, "We have to be aware of these factorrs when we are using our schema to make decisions. I think that it is a good thing because otherwise we could never change our opinions about things that we already created a schema for." So true! How terrible would it be if we couldn't change our opinions, after re-examination, for things we'd already created a schema for? As people grow, everything changes including the inner workings of one's 'mental framework'; thus, not being able to change previously created schemas, the disruptions that come with life would be insane to a person! Great post!
I like coming late to the game sometimes. It helps me not repeat too much of what has already been said. New knowledge, new experiences - these are things that disrupt the schema. I don't believe that the act of having a person's schema disrupted is bad - the disruption itself may be good or it may be bad - but in the end a person is left with more knowledge or more experience and a schema that has a more complete set of information with which to "reset" itself. For example - I am a Cradle Catholic, my religious schema has been changed many times over the years; sometimes by good experiences/information and sometimes by bad. However, I would argue that overall each of those disturbances have allowed me to form a more complete (adult) schema with regard to my faith.
GOOD example of how disruption to schema is neither good nor bad but merely new information. So really, you are saying it's how you use the disruption that determines if it's good or bad, right? I loved your post!
Amy - rather that a disruption can be something good (going off of my example - like going to a really uplifting retreat that renews your faith journey) or the disruption can be bad (like a priest refusing to marry you until you and your boyfriend are no longer living together prior to getting married). One of these experiences is good but your schema has been disrupted by the new spiritual growth (or maybe a deeper/greater understanding of your faith) and the other is bad (your schema has been disrupted by the challenge of personal desire versus church teachings). What I argue is that while one experience was negative, it isn't inherently bad. Even from that negative experience your faith journey has been changed - your faith schema has been changed. Our experiences (good and bad) shape the people we become. To look back and say that any of those experiences (that inevitably caused a schematic change) were bad - in that they should never have happened - is to deny (in part) the person you have become.
Our minds are designed to recognize familiar information based on experiences we’ve had in our lives. If something doesn’t coincide with what we recognize as familiar it sends up a red flag or a signal that it’s unfamiliar or out of place. If something disrupts a pattern, we notice it. A disruption can be a good thing because it causes our minds to react. This also allows us to recognize a disruption because our visual capacity has allowed us to store a memory of what is “right” with an image so when we something familiar that has changed or is different we can more easily recognize it. So what makes something really stick in our minds? I think it is because it is a disruption of what our minds are used to seeing or knowing so if you think about something like advertising, companies can draw attention to their products by having a slogan or a commercial that distinguish it uniquely. I think these disruptions can be good or bad, depending on the outcome of the disruption and its purpose.
After reading in our textbook and learning more about 'schemas,' I am aware that they are structures that organize information within our minds. This 'mental framework' as the text stated, is what leads us to an understanding of the situations occurring around us. Schemas allow us to be able to make sense of the experiences we experience based on prior knowledge.
A change, of any sort, can disrupt one's schema. As with any situation in life, change does in fact do what it says, 'change' things. Any situation or experience outside of the norm can disrupt one's schema. The organization of information within our mental framework allows use to have a vision of what is 'norm' or 'right' and leads us to the decisions, actions that we take in particular experience. A situation that is outside of this norm would obviously have an impact.
I feel as though the disruption of one's schema could be either a good or bad. The disruption would be good if there was a positive result or outcome that comes from the disruption. However, if could be bad if the result had a negative impact on the person.
I agree with you. If for the first time the person had a bad outcome then the next time their schema would be intact to respond as so. The same goes for good outcomes.
I think what disrupts the schema in our minds is our perception of things in life and whether we agree or disagree with that particular thing. We have connections with things based on situations that we have experienced. I would like to think that this is a good thing because our past connections impact our schema and define how we will react with those situations. I also feel that not all schemas are good. If a person’s schema is based on past connections and experiences if that person has had all the wrong past experiences then their schema may not trigger the correct response.
I couldn't agree more about past experiences effecting a persons schema. I think that if a child has a rough upbringing there is more of a chance their schema will react incorrectly in certain situations.
I have always looked at schema's as a mental short cut we build as we experience things. This makes it easy to do things that we have done before and gives us a basic framework on how to tackle new problems. I think any new problem causes our brains to have to work harder. When the new problem arises we may not like it because overall we like our schema. We are like weight lifters that do bench press all the time the muscles we use often are really strong. The new problem is like doing another lift like squats. We may not like it at first but eventually it will make use stronger overall. In the same way we like working problems that fit our schema because they are easy. Then new challenges are hard but eventually we will work them in and expand our schema hopefully at least. This in fact strengths our minds. Also I think the more we adapt our schema the better we get at it.
I like how you compared our schema and problems to lifting weights! The more we are face with problems the more our schema has to work and the more we adapt to those problems the stronger we will be!
John, I did power lifting in high school and I absolutely loved your comparison of schema and lifting weights. I had some of those same challenges but eventually I was able to overcome them and fit the new lifts into my workout.
What disrupts the Schema in our minds? Is this good or bad?
Schema is the way a person perceives, learns, believes and understands ideals. Every persons schema is different. Two people can go threw the same experience but take different life lessons from it. Emotions and preconceived ideas play into how we "see" and learn. I think that this can be both bad and good. I believe that the way a person is raised has an effect on a child's schema, whether good or bad.
Schema is based on what we already know and what we expect to happen. We all have been raised differently and have all had different life experiences. I think what messes our schema up is when things do not go as we think they should or people do not react the way we would expect them to. I do not feel this is a bad thing, I think all of us need to be open minded and realize our way is not the only way something can be done, or the way someone feels about something is wrong because it is not how we experienced it.
There are more things now days than not that can disrupt Schema. If a person walks out the door, everything and everyone can have the potential to disrupt a person’s schema. An example of this is an incident that just occurred to me today. In my Schema of professionalism, I have always known to follow the rules to a T. You always do things by the book. If you are going to quit a job, you give a two week notice. If you are sick, you call in and not just show up. I obviously have witnessed people not being very professional, but it’s just little minor things. We had a teacher who I viewed as professional walk out of class today. I do not mean walked out for a break. I mean walked out turned in his keys and quit because he couldn’t handle the room we work in. That one incident has changed a lot of my perspective on professionalism. So his actions disrupted my Schema. I can drive home and a billboard can have a message that informs me of a fact that dismantles what I have always thought was true. I can turn on the TV and my Schema can be so challenged with TV. The list goes on. As far as is it good or bad, I would have to side more towards the good. If a person is dead set on an issue, he or she will be able to reconfirm that position by things trying to affect another Schema. So it really didn’t affect them. On the other hand, there are a lot of people that need to have their Schemas disrupted with some truth. It’s healthily to be challenged and it will either set a person straight to the truth or it will reconfirm that their position is in fact the best position to take. There really can’t be any harm in that.
I love how you stated that there are people that do need to have their schemas disrupted with some truth. There can be those people that are so set in their ways, it may be difficult to get through to them, or have them look at a topic in a different light. They sometimes do need to hear other peoples thoughts or read information. Often though, even when faced with facts, it is hard to get someone to change their schema. Good post!
As established in the text and by many of my classmates in preceding blog entries, schemas are structures for organizing large amounts of data. Schemas help us to manage information by relating new concepts or experiences to what we already know. This helps us to understand and make sense of new information as well as formulate certain expectations. A schema can be disrupted when we encounter information that challenges what we already know about a subject or concept, or when we are introduced to a completely new concept in which we have no previous knowledge. That piece of information is then stored to broaden our knowledge base and enhance our mental schema for future reference. I thought John K. had a great analogy when he compared lifting weights to utilizing a schema to solve a new problem. As we draw on what we already know to conquer new information, our minds become stronger and our schema more complex. I also thought Bonnie S. provided some great examples of how everyday experiences have the potential to disrupt our schema. I also liked Courtney P.’s example of culture shock and Amy K.’s example of Charles Darwin’s Theory of Evolution as disruptions in one’s schema. In these instances, what people thought they knew was challenged and therefore, their schema was disrupted. In reading the responses of my classmates, I think many bring up a very important point, that schemas are personal. I appreciated Stacie A.’s reply to a previous post which warns against the idea that teachers can help students create a more accurate schema. I agree that because schemas are based on personal experiences, it is impossible judge accuracy in one schema over another. Like many other responses, I also tend to agree that disruptions in our schemas are primarily good, especially when it results in the acquisition of new knowledge that can be utilized in the future.
I kind of think of schemas as being similar to a theory. Nothing is set in stone and can be proven or dis-proven with further evidence. If you learn something and then believe that to be true, then inevitably additional information will come to light and then transforms the knowledge. In psychology, cognitive dissonance theory is related to the changing of schemas, which can be either good or bad depending on the information. As an example, if you held one view about who you want to vote for for president, but then after the debate you changed your mind, that schema has been changed by the new information being processed by the brain. Any student will see their schemas changing at a more rapid pace than non-students because we are being introduced to new information with each class that causes us to change many schemas.
I like your description of schemas and how they can be changed. The inflow of new information can be considered a disruption because in my opinion the new information always modifies the existing schema because information is never exactly the same as our schema. So, I see a schema like a blank canvas that we have for many, many topics that continues to be filled, and modified as we perceive new information. As you put it, nothing is set in stone, and our schemas are constantly transformed.
I think that you idea on schema is great! I agree with you that nothing is set in stone and that it is always changing. I also think that students have changing schemas more than others because of the information that we obtain throughout each day. Good post! Christine Moses
Schema is made up of knowledge that we already have from previous experiences.New experiences disrupt the schema in our minds. Depending on the kind of experience this could be good or bad. The experience could open your mind to new types of things or help to change a stereotype we may have already been preconditioned for.
Our schemas are our "folders" that are designated for certain topics,ideas,etc. that we use to organize large amounts of information as it comes to us. We classify the information into the schemas "folders" based on our personal perception, or learned experiential knowledge of the topic. Everything that we take in is a potential disruption to our schemas, especially if it doesn't quite fit the parameters of the schema. This disruption can help us to learn by modifying our schemas to assimilate the new information to our schema and our schema to the new information.
I think that is is crazy when we learn new information/concepts it puts our past knowledge in danger of being deleted because of what we may feel towards what we just learned. Great post and I like how you used folders to visualize the concept.
In our text it states that schema is the basic structure for organizing information and concepts. Not only do we organize old information and concepts but we tend to find a way to also included new information and concepts in with the old. Learning new information and concepts can disrupt our schema. For example if you always that that the world was flat and all you ever learned was that this was true, and then new technology came out and it proved that the world was round this would disrupt all that you have learned and stored in your schema. this is a good thing that you finally have the right information butt it could be bad because you might have negative feelings towards the new information and may not store it.
I'd also add that the information that the world is round - and believing it - may be deemed bad by the authorities that surround you. There was a time with the authorities might very well put you to death for holding this belief or sharing it with others. So although good to know for knowledge's sake, this might have been bad to know for safety's sake.
Something that disrupts our schema is anything that is different from our previous knowledge of a subject. In math, students know that an 'x' is for multiplication, until you disrupt their schema by telling them that it is a variable. I think that disruption is good and bad. As a person who needs previous knowledge because I like to know what is going to happen, a disruption to my schema throws me off. However I think there is a greater benefit to the disruption, even though I don't like it. It helps us to add to our schema and know that there are options available and we are also learning knew things and making different 'files' to what we know. It is the disruptions that are apart of learning.
Samantha I agree with you that we are learning new things and making different files to what we know when our schema is disrupted. The disruption of our schema keeps us actively learning and expanding our intelligence. I have to say I had never thought about our schema being disrupted by the example you gave with the letter x. I was thinking on a bigger more complicated scale. I am glad you pointed that out. Great post.
I like to think that having a daily, regular routine without any variations is about the only way to maintain a constant schema. Everything cause disrupts (of various scale) to one’s schemata. For instance, reading the newspaper or watching television causes an individual to have a unique experience which causes them to change how they view things. I’m not sure that there is a way to NOT disrupt one’s schemata. The schemata must change and evolve for a person to be successful in life. (This brings to mind a lot of the split-brain patients who, in an attempt to cure their epilepsy, has their corpus callosoms severed. These patients frequently suffered from anterograde amnesia - they couldn't remember any new information after the surgery. These people were not able to revise their schematas and were unable to function independently.) In the end, all the disruptions will either cause revisions to the schemata or reinforce it. These disruptions are both good and bad, depending on the person’s schemata. For instance, things that reinforce a racist’s schemata might be bad and socially and culturally unacceptable whereas things that a reinforce a humble school teacher’s schemata might be good and much more socially and culturally acceptable. Like beauty, schemata revisions being good or bad, is all in the eye of the beholder.
A person's schemata can and will be disrupted and shift throughout their life. As the schemata is the ways in which people organize information that they have learned, their schematas are disrupted whenever they learn something new that changes their prior knowledge and beliefs. A change in one's schemata can often be a sign of growth and maturation. For instance, when some children are young, they believe it is alright to bully those who are different from them. Hopefully, they eventually realize that their actions are not alright and can seriously hurt other's feelings. Likewise, adults can have changes in their schemata as well. A person can believe fervently in a political leader, until something comes out about that figure. For instance, a person might support a political figure, but once that figure completely changes their stances on certain issues in order to be elected, the supporter may realize that the figure is not genuine about the issues and find a different candidate to support.
I like how you related changing shematas to politics, especially currently. There are so many people out there who believe so strongly in 1 candidate, and then they may say one thing, or do another, and their views are swayed. It's crazy to me how easily ones views can be changed so quickly. It's like people don't want to take the time to actually get to know the candidate and things they truly do believe in. They are sometimes misinterpreted, and people can take it way out of context. That was definitely a good example.
Well put! I also believe that part of the change in our schema is growth and maturity. I do not believe everyone always reaches that maturity, I believe that some people simply hit a plateau and will not move forward on other issues. I feel that we can get there when we realize that we all have our own schema, but it does not always have to aline with others. However, we must look at what others have to say and appreciate their thoughts, and see if there is something new we can learn. I too like your link to politics. You can defiantly see how easily individuals are influenced by others when election season comes rolling around. You can see who attempts to gain more knowledge and build and who choose to stay in their comfort zone. It is easy to become set in our ways, but my hope is that educators remember we should always be learning and be examples to our students and listen to all ides and make informed decisions and thoughts.
I can relate really well to my personal schema's being broken on a constant basis. Most artists will tell you that the more use experiment with art the more likely accidents will occur. Within those accidents you might become enlightened to what the material or subject can do. We're told to embrace those accidents or changes in our schema about our art because that is how our work evolves. I apply this to our daily lives through the changes in our schema's on a regular basis. http://www.carlnatale.com/inspiring-commerce/how-to-disrupt-a-schema-and-why/ this is a nice little article which describes that schemas help save brain power by making deductions or conclusions at a faster rate. It is an evolutionary tool. Our schemas can be wrong though which is way they need to be disturbed in some way. Simply educating yourself through tv, books, magazine, etc. helps to disrupt these schemas. Any type of new experience or meeting people can break or create a schema as well. Making and looking at art on a regular basis continuously disrupts my schemas on art. I think simply allowing your schemas to be disturbed is the most important act with anyone.
I have a BFA with an emphasis in printmaking, I know very well the issue of happy accidents. ;-) I agree with you that the more we push ourselves in learning the more we challenge what we do know the more we do learn. Art is very wonderful and safe place to explore our thoughts and challenge ideas. The different media as well as emotion put into art allow for us to take our prior knowledge, our knew knowledge and work out what we know or believe in a "safe" environment.
I think there are many things that are able to disrupt ones schemata. Everything that we encounter in our everyday lives has some sort of impact on the views that we hold or the perceptions of things we believe. I think this process can be looked at as something positive because it is forcing us to think deeper, digging into what we think we should believe. It makes us reorganize our thoughts, analyzing our beliefs. In a recent assignment in the 6th grade classroom that I para in, we learned about inferences. The teacher explained an inference as taking something we already know, and then combining it with something we read on paper. This is similar to our schemata. We take our own preconceived beliefs, let them maybe be altered be new things we read about and hear, and form our own, maybe new, thoughts. The children had a difficult time proving whether statements were facts or considered inferences. I think this may be due to their varying schematas. They are so personal, and not easily changed.
Schema is a mental framework that guides our perception and helps us make sense of our experience based on what we already know and what we expect to happen. It can be disrupted if something happens that may not seem normal to us. Depending on what happens it could be a good thing or a bad thing. It could open up our minds to new types of things or change our minds from our past experiences.
Schema is how our minds process things that happen to us in our everyday occurrences. We have trained our Schema to know what the outcomes should be for things that happen more often. So our Schema can be disrupted my something that happens and is out of the ordinary or not a normal response to the thing that happened. This can be for good or for bad. It could be good in the way that it opens up more doors and lets our minds be more open to different things. It could be bad by making us go crazy because we are not used to change and our minds cannot handle it.
Schema is the abstract knowledge that we store in our minds and how it is organized. When we learn something new, it is stored through a chain of connections that will help us remember it. If there is a disruption in our schema, such as writing letters of the alphabet in a certain manner and then having to learn another way, we have to cope with the change that is made. A great example of a disruption in schema is how the teachers made my dad write with his right hand, even though he was left handed. He had done everything with his left hand up until third grade, and then the nuns at his school were bound and determined to make him a right handed child. When that occurred, he had to adjust the way he made his letter and ultimately ended up with the sloppiest handwriting ever. Some of these disruptions can be good and some can be bad. In the case of a person, who is hooked on an illegal drug, it is a good thing when the schema is disrupted so they can learn how to deal with it in a way that they are taught through intervention and rehabilitation services. In reverse, it can be detrimental to a person when their schema is disrupted by the influence of alcohol or drugs for the worse.
Schema, as most of my classmates have stated, guides our perception. This helps us make sense of experiences based on what we already know and what we expect will happen. Schema is interrupted if something occurs that does not make sense according to what we already know or expect. I agree with those that say an interruption in schema can be both good and bad. It all depends on the situation and the outcome. One example I can think of involves driving. The parking lot where I work has exits on both sides, however, majority of people use one exit as an entrance only, so when we back out of parking spaces, most cars are going the same way. One day, a person backed out another way, and two cars collided. Now, everyone checks and doubles checks before backing out, because this event changed our perception that a car will not be backing out the opposite way. This is a good interruption because it made us all more cautious. However, there are things, as Brandy explained that can be negative. It depends on the situation and the outcome.
Jackie I would have to agree with you on your definition of schema as well as the rest of the class. I think that you gave a valid example of it being good or bad depending upon the situation. Great job!
The text says that schema is the basic structure for organizing information and concepts. We are able process or organize old information with new information and concepts. When we learn new information and concepts they can disrupt our schema (what we learned prior to the new). Something that disrupts our schema is anything that is different from our previous knowledge of a subject. In fitness, we learn about a workout or nutritional method that target’s or improves a part of our body, until another method is proven to work better or what we thought was the best way is proven counterproductive. I think that disruption is good and bad. Personally, I tend to rely on previous experience because I like to know what to expect, however, the disruptions to the schema is the way we learn.
Bill, I think most people would agree with you on the fact that most people like to know what to expect. I like your ending comment that states the disruptions are the way we learn!
Schema is an organized thought or behavior. I believe it to be either good or bad. Like Jackie said above it depends on the situation as to whether or not you can preceive it to be good or bad. In my mind when I visualize what I think will happen I always look for the good in a situation however the outcome doesn't always turn out as I had planned which would then make it bad.
Our schema is determined by our past experiences and our past knowledge. It is built on what we know about a particular subject or idea that we may have. Schema is determined by our past learning and experiences. New knowledge we learn is also stored in our brain and then becomes schema also. Our schema is disrupted when we something goes against what we have learned. Disrupting the schema is not necessarily a bad thing. It makes us become more intelligent due to the fact it questions our schema and requires us to strive to learn more to prove the idea valid or not. If we were not able to question ideas with our schema, then we could fall very easily into all believing the same thing and the same way. I believe that our schema is developed by our culture and beliefs as well as learning we get from our schools. One thing that puzzles me is the way some people can just accept anything they are told. Why do they not question any thing? Where is their schema? The mind is definitely a complicated thing.
I couldn't imagine just believing something I hear or see. People fall so easy now a days, especially with internet. You see hoax and scams all them time and people posting, sharing, or spreading false information. Not me, oh no when I see something I Google, research, and double check to see if it's real. I agree the mind is very complicated and it seems the more we learn the more confused we get.
New ideas and facts can change our schema. Since our schema is based on previous experiences, it is subject to change and grow. When we obtain new information the schema becomes stronger than it was previously. This can be good because it allows us to develop new ideas and a better understanding of previous knowledge. With this information we can help others or be better protected from potentially stressful situations. Gaining new information better equips us to take on new obstacles that may arise and be able to better address situations.
My fellow peers have done a great job describing schema and giving examples to what can disrupt it. I also have the same definition that schema is our minds use of previous knowledge to connect with a thought or idea. I also believe schema can be disrupted any time we learn something, hear something, or see something that goes against what we know. I believe this could be either a good or bad experience. For instance, if my schema is disrupted and it causes me to look at things in a new way this is good because it promotes growth. However, if my schema is disrupted and it causes me to doubt everything I know, this could have a negative effect. I also know it's very important in education to draw on students' schemata to really connect them to the lesson.
A person Schema is a mental framework of thoughts and previous experiences. Schema is disrupted daily in the event that our minds have “our” thoughts cataloged as we see necessary. A disruption to our schema occurs when we have to try or learn something new or in a different manner than we know. Think of our students coming into our classrooms the first few days of school. For the most part, every teacher has a different routine. The schema in the minds of our students is disrupted in the sense that they have to learn a new routine and are probably a little bit uncomfortable. Good or bad – both! Change is scary for everyone, but not always bad. Many disruptions in our schema can be viewed as good, we just need to learn to accept the disruptions and put them to good use.
Our schema's are disrupted by things/ideas that are so different that we can't change or twist them to fit our existing schema. Often something unexpected can be explained as a one-off situation or even completely ignored. So to actually disrupt our schema, it must be fairly different or make a lasting impression. I think that disrupting the schema is a good thing. It forces us to rethink our beliefs and expectations and to even grow and mature. A disruption in our schema could lead to re-evaluating an old stereotype or prejudice or simply refine our understanding of physics and gravity.
Elizabeth, I agree with you. Disrupting schema is a good thing! I enjoyed reading your statement that a disruption could lead to re-evaluating and old stereotype or prejudice!
I believe that what can disrupt Schema in our minds are the new ideas that we learn that goes against a Schema that we previously had. I believe that this can be a good thing if you take the new idea that you learn and use it to better enhance your Schema. Schema is a way of thinking of things to access prior knowledge of a certain subject. I believe that new ideas enhance these Schema's because it provides more pathways to accessing new information. The more you are learning the more you brain is active and the faster you acquire information. The only way I believe new information could be bad in disrupting Schema's is if you only have one way of learning and accessing prior information in your mind. Some may become confused on a certain subject or idea because a new idea disrupts the previous Schema they had in their mind.
Simply put, schema is our prior knowledge. It is how we catalog what we know and put it away in our basic beliefs. Disruption of schema happens when our prior knowledge and beliefs are disrupted. It makes us stop and rethink what we know and place it with the newly gained knowledge and form a new belief. There is nothing wrong with this process happening, as a matter of fact, I believe it is a very good thing. It allows us to change our mind, to think deeper and grow as an individual. If we were stuck in one belief out entire lives, there is no way we could possibly ever learn. I belief the disruption of our schema is at the base of the push in education for the common core and increasing depth of knowledge. That is not to say our prior knowledge is bad, not at all this is our basic foundation for learning, we have to draw on it in order to move forward, but we also have to keep moving forward.
I'm not going to define schema, as many of you have already done so. I am going to comment directly on the discussion. Any new experience, perception, idea, or opinion that one has not previously considered can disrupt the schema. Much of the research I have read involving schemas has come from my degree in mass communications. Any time one is pitching a new product, writing an ad campaign, or creating "buzz" for an event, the purpose is to disrupt the schema in the minds of the consumers in such a way that they feel positively about it and must have/experience whatever it is you are selling. While I believe that schema disruption is very positive because it is what keeps our capitalist economy moving, others may disagree. However that is not the only reason I believe that schema disruption is a good thing. If we do not continue to learn, grow, and have new experiences which lead to new ideas and ways of thinking, we grow stale and depressed as a human race. Consider people who have used and/or abused methamphetamines. They can no longer enjoy new experiences because of the damage they have done to their brains. They no longer experience the endorphine releases associated with pleasure, therefore they can no longer enjoy life as they did before the drug abuse. Much is the same with schema disruption. Once a person no longer feels that they can experience or learn anything new and nothing can change their perceptions, they often lose the desire to live life to the fullest because, "what is there to live for?"
A schema is the basic structure for organizing information or concepts. This is our knowledge and how we categorize our knowledge. I think that many things disrupt our schema. Some form of classical conditioning could disrupt it. I think anything that makes us stop and really think about what we believe as truths would be disrupting our schemas. I also think that our schemas get disrupted more often as we go through young adulthood because young adults question their past knowledge set as they mature. I think our schema being disrupted is a really good thing. We should question what we know. We may decide that what we knew was the correct way or our views could be changed.
Our schema can be disrupted by any outside influence. Anything that makes one think in a new way could be could be a disruption to your schema. One cannot classify it as good or bad based on what the disruption is, but rather how one deals with the disruption.
Psychology refers to schema as “the abstractions our minds derive from prior experience, related events and expectations”. Schema is also defined as “organized patterns of behavior or clusters of pre-conceived ideas of how things should occur. Schema provides us with assumptions of how things work and help us to fill in the missing details”.
Because our schema is what we believe and understand to be true based on past experiences, events and pre-conceived ideas; there is an endless list of what can disrupt the schema in our minds. Some of the things that I immediately think of that can be disruptive to an individual’s schema include: moving from a small town to a large city; listening to the news; reading; listening to other people’s thoughts and ideas; traveling to other countries (or even different areas within the U.S.); interaction with different races; anything that is not familiar to an individual; or something that happens differently than an individual’s belief regarding how something should occur.
I believe that disruptions to our schema can be both good and bad. Without disruptions to our schema, we can hold on to beliefs that are not correct or accurate; be more likely to exclude relevant and factual information in favor of holding onto our pre-existing beliefs and ideas; hinder our learning; and be stereotypical and racist. On the other hand, disruptions to our schema can be bad if those disruptions lead us to change our pre-existing belief to a belief that is not accurate or appropriate.
A person's schema is made up of preexisting knowledge from past experiences that are stored in our minds. Our schema is what guides our perception and helps us make sense of things around us. Therefore, what disrupts our schema is occurrences that do not agree with our own previous knowledge. If we see something that we do not agree with we immediately notice and question it. When things occur around us that are "normal" to us and agree with our preexisting knowledge we hardly notice them. I would not say that disrupting the schema in our minds is a bad thing because sometimes we need to experience other things and see ideas from another point of view. When our schema is disrupted we are forced to think about it and work to make sense of it. Just because we believe one thing and it makes sense to us does not necessarily mean it is the right belief.
ReplyDeleteI think in general, people's schema don't change as much as we think they would. It takes a long time to unseat a very closely-held belief. It is easier for people to judge the occurrence as bad because it doesn't fit in than to find a place for it. It's too bad, too, because it often means that we are more rigid as we age.
DeleteAmberly,
DeleteI totally agree with your comment “Just because we believe one thing and it makes sense to us does not necessarily mean it is the right belief”. Depending on how an individual is raised and the schema of the parents/guardians of a child, a person can grow up with a long list of beliefs that are not true, accurate, or appropriate.
Becky
A person's schema tells him/her what to expect when we come across different people, places, and things. Based on previous experiences, schemas help people make sense of the current experience. What disrupts a person's schema is when a person experiences something new, but the experience is nothing like a previous one. The disruption makes us stop and question what is so different about the current experience and why it is that way. I think it is a good thing that our schemas are interrupted every so often. For example, you could hear all about a new place from a friend who recently visited there. When it comes time for you to visit that place for the first time, you already have this expectation of what it should be like based on previous experiences (the information from the friend.) However, when you get there you realize it is something completely different. Because it is so different, your schema is disrupted and causes you to step back and analyze what is really going on; thus, giving you the opportunity to observe what is true and not so true. I believe that when our schema gets disrupted, we have the opportunity to learn new things.
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DeleteI also think that it is good for our schemas to change and be disrupted every so often. I think that this is what makes us grow and become more open and well rounded people. I think that living in today's world with the diversity we have there is always going to be things that are not normal to our minds and this is what will make us be open to new things and be able to accept the differences in people.
Christine Moses
When the Schema in our mind is disrupted because of new stimuli, our classical conditioning tells us if we should accept the disruption as good or bad. If we never experience a disruption of our schema we would never know anything but predictable outcomes. As a result of disrupting the Schema we experience a healthy exercise in continued development. As the disruption occurs, we alter our Schema with the changed occurrence and continue operating on that. It is difficult to pinpoint a “bad” alteration other than a bad incident that becomes life changing because it has a negative impact.
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DeleteI think that you are correct, you cannot say that an alteration is "bad", you can just say how you handled it. That makes it good or bad.
A schema is a mental framework that guides our perceptions and helps is make sense of our experiences based on what we already know and what we expect to happen. When something that we do not recognize or understand the schema for that specific item has to change. I think that this can be good or bad depending on the topic at hand. I think that our outlooks on life and the things we encounter in everyday life change daily. I think that when we see or hear things that are out of the "norm" for our schema our minds can grow and learn to experience new things without disrupting the way we function. I think that the way we change our schema and adapt to new things to enhance our lives and become well rounded people.
ReplyDeleteI don't feel as though a Schema is ever really disrupted. Since we are ever growing we constantly challenge the normal Schema. However, if our Schema becomes stagnate then the disruption is more astounding.
DeleteThis is an interesting comment. The idea that the schema is not disrupted is one I hadn't thought of. I like that idea in that it is not disrupted, it is just evolving with new experiences. Good post!
DeleteOur schema is a cognitive framework that helps organize and interpret information. Schema's can enforce shortcuts in interpreting vast amounts of learned information. It enforces our pre-existing conditions. When it is disrupted, our whole conceptual and cognitive framework gets off-track for a little. When the new event occurs, our brain tells us to either define it or judge it one way or another.
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DeleteI agree that our schema is a framework that helps us organize and interpret information. I picture a graphic organizer when I think of our schema. When we encounter a familiar situation (new information, but a familiar "setting") , we are able to organize the information into the appropriate categories because we have done something similar before.
Our schema can be disrupted by situation that follow a different path than we anticipated. We have all watched movies or read books in which the plot followed a specific series of events. The characters changed, but the basic outline of the plot for each story remained the same. For many of these movies or books we "predict" the ending before seeing it because we have seen or read stories "like" this one. Our schema is disrupted if the writer decides to throw in a curve ball and end the story in an unpredictable manner. This makes books and movies exciting. It also makes life exciting. A disruption in our schema can feel uncomfortable for awhile, but in the end I think it adds a new branch to our "graphic organizer". We expand upon our schema as a whole. I believe this is a good thing. It is called learning. As we grow older and more experienced, hopefully we will implement new schemas and expand on our old ones.
I hope I am on the right track with this. I'm not sure! But here are my thoughts:
ReplyDeleteSchema is disrupted by anything that goes against what we believe to be true. I think it can be either good or bad, or neither, depending on the individual. Some people will ignore the disruption or cling more steadfastedly to their beliefs. Others will be intrigued by the new information and try to learn more before coming to a conclusion - for some it will reaffirm their original schema, and for others it will change it. For example, look at Charles Darwin and his theory of evolution. His ideas went against virtually every single person's schema at the time. At first his findings went against his own schema! He didn't know what to do with his theory because he KNEW it would cause an uproar around the world. When some people learned of his ideas they were ready to consider them. Perhaps something in their schema didn't quite line up, and evolution filled gaps and made sense. Others were pretty solidly rooted in their schema and either ignored it or considered it and decided that their existing schema still made the most sense to them. However, I think that the new theories and knowledge still became a part of their schema, because they analyzed the new information and thoughts and they will stay in their memory.
I agree with that individualization is dependent on whether disruption of one's schema is good or bad. I liked your example of Charles Darwin. I was trying to think of a good example and couldn't come up with it, but that was a great example.
DeleteAmy,
DeleteAs usual, you are definitely on the right track. There are times I ignore a disruption to my schema and later wish I would have paid more attention to the disruption because I could have experienced and learned about new and different things around me. There have also been times when I have paid attention to a disruption to my schema, changed my beliefs, and then was later uncomfortable with the beliefs I had accepted because of that disruption. Recently, you and Jenny have disrupted my beliefs about myself; and for that, I will always be grateful!!
Becky
Schema is a person's organized, mental structure of their own preconceived ideas and experiences. It provides a system in which a person can catalog and organize new information they come across. Schema tends to be an individualized "normal" for each person--when something fits the current pattern of the schema, it is generally ignored since we're conditioned to accept what's already in our schema. However, if it disrupts the schema, in general, it is either rejected (even if it provides useful/true information) or assimilated after a struggle/repetition of the same phenomena.
ReplyDeleteAs I was reading this week, I really applied this to the current political state. In general, adults tend to have a schema that is fairly rigid, or unaccepting of ideas contradictory to their schema. Most people who watch the news have a confirmation bias, meaning that they seek out the news organizations and sources that fit their schema, rather than actively looking for those that might disrupt their schema. Conservatives are more likely to watch Fox news, liberals are more likely to watch MSNBC because both want to keep their schema the same.
I personally think people with more rigid schema live lives that are not as challenging and/or intellectual as those people who find disruptions in their schema an important tool in knowing themselves better. If we respond in a neutral/positive way to disruptions to our schema, it helps to make us more empathic, informed people.
Schema, as defined by our book, is a basic structure for organizing information and concepts (300). It is how we organize information given to us and form opinions or ideas. What interrupts our schema is when we get new information that may "change" or "disagree" with our perception or idea on the particular subject. A great example is a murder mystery. You think you know the villain and you have all the evidence in your head, and then BAM! There's new evidence that makes him innocent. That could be a good outcome. You realized, "Hey, this guy is innocent." But when it comes to our opinions and beliefs, if someone throws something into our way of thinking then, it could be negative.
ReplyDeleteSchema: describes an organized pattern of thought or behavior. It can also be described as a mental structure of pre-conceived ideas, a framework representing some aspect of the world, or a system of organizing and perceiving new information.
ReplyDeleteI think the effects from disruptions in the schema can be good and bad. A disruption challenges us to think differently, or about something we do not know, taking us out of our norm. I believe that is a good thing for the mind, helping us be creative and stay out of a rut. If their are no disruptions in the schema, we tend to be narrow minded, possibly in a good way, depending on how your mind was shaped from an early age.
Schema: describes an organized pattern of thought or behavior. It can also be described as a mental structure of pre-conceived ideas, a framework representing some aspect of the world, or a system of organizing and perceiving new information.
ReplyDeleteI think the effects from disruptions in the schema can be good and bad. A disruption challenges us to think differently, or about something we do not know, taking us out of our norm. I believe that is a good thing for the mind, helping us be creative and stay out of a rut. If their are no disruptions in the schema, we tend to be narrow minded, possibly in a good way, depending on how your mind was shaped from an early age.
What disrupts the Schema in our minds? Is this good or bad?
ReplyDeleteI think that there are many things that disrupt Schema in our minds,some of those include, social media, word-of-mouth, and technologies, just to name a few. We have Schemas about everything. Schema is defined as a mental structure that we use to organize and simplify our knowledge of the world around us. They affect everything around us, the decisions that we make, the way that we act, and even how we interpret things. I think that Schemas can be both good and bad. In my opinion it can be a bad thing when people are not open, or willing to change their Schema. An example would be doctors. Some people dislike doctors because they have a Schema of doctors as people who don’t really care about their patients and are only in the profession for money. Other people might feel a sense of comfort and safety going to see a doctor about an issue they may be having. If people are not open and willing to change their Schemas when perhaps their thinking isn’t necessarily rationale, then that could be a bad thing. In my opinion, it is wise just to know and be aware of your Schemas and why they are important to you as an individual. This way when others have different Schemas then perhaps you would be more willing to listen and be open-minded about understanding whether or not your Schemas are ultimately better or not.
Apple is a great example of a company who tries to disrupt our Schema by targeting consumers with slogans like "the best thing to happen to the iPhone since the iPhone" as if we are supposed to believe that the current one will become the baseline for additional iPhones. They continue to release technology that is "changing everything" and "this changes everything, again." With such a stream of constant disruption; is the change really a disruption?
DeleteYes, Charelle you actually made me remember something that I forgot to say. In my blog I said that when our schema is disrupted the change may seem bad and confusing at the time and in hindsight we may believe that it was actually not so bad and we are glad that our mind was changed and became organized differently. However this is only if you are willing to accept or ponder the new things that you may learn or experience.
DeleteCharelle, I love you doctor analogy. I had not thought of this but it is a perfect example of how people look at the same situation differently. I for example, thought the dentist because when I was young my dentist was NOT nice so my schema was formed to tell me that I should not like dentists. My six year old however loves her dentist and can't wait for her six month check up. I would have thought she would grow up to not like dentists because she was born without enamel on her baby teeth causing her to have to have caps put on her molars at three years old or risk the decay reaching her forming permanent teeth. This was however mad to be a very positive thing and to her dentists ar funny playful people that help you stay healthy. I am so glad that this experience helped her for a positive schema about dentists. I do know that if she ever has a bad experience that her schema can be disrupted but I hope that she has formed enough positive to out weights the negative and develop a schema that not all dentists are the same. Great post!
DeleteThere are many things that can disrupt the Schema in our minds. Anything that differs from our perceptions about how things are supposed to be will disrupt our schema's. I think it can be good and bad. It can be good when a positive change or learning event can come from the disruption in one's schema. It can be bad though if the disruption in one's schema is so profound as to cause serious problems for the individual. It also is determined by the specific individual and how they handle change. A person with autism would probably have serious issues with their schema being disrupted.
ReplyDeleteKristi, you are right many factors can change or disrupt our schema. What I find interesting is how often this occurs and we don't even know it. As I have been looking at this chapter and working on this blog I have realized how many times my schema is disrupted and I barley take notice. How we think and feel about a subject is ever changing. I think that this related to teaching because we have to understand that each of our students will bring a new schema and we need to put all of that together with what we are teaching to help them create a more accurate schema that will them lead to a higher level of understanding of the subject.
DeleteKristi and Cathryn - I agree with the assessment that anything that changes our perception, or understanding (prior knowledge), about a topic or situation disrupts our schema. However, I believe that overall this can only be good. Even negative information that disrupts the schema still leaves us better informed than we were before and allows us to make decisions based on more complete information. Which isn't to say that false information doesn't change our schema because it does.
DeleteWith regard to a person with autism, I believe that a disruption of schema for them can be positive as well. If they have learned something new (hopefully not negative) that can only enhance their knowledge about their environment. Persons who have autism may take longer to assimilate the new information, but in the end they can only be better off having the new information.
Cathryn - I would caution the idea that we as teachers are helping students to create a more accurate schema - a higher level of understanding about a subject, yes - but more accurate according to whom? Schema is about current knowledge, but also perception. People's life experiences will cause them to have different a schema but that doesn't make one person's more wrong or right than any other. Additionally, what may be considered "more accurate" today, may very well be totally discounted in a decade or two. I see our "job" as teachers to do as you suggested, "lead [them - students] to a higher level of understanding of the subject", I might go one step further and say a higher level of thinking. I want to help students be able to think for themselves and reason through problems on their own so that they know how to make use a rational thought process to solve, not only academic problems, but life problems as well.
My two cents.
The mind organizes past experiences; this ‘schema’ is what we use to help make new information make sense. When a new experience disrupts the schema in our minds we become confused. I think a good example of this may be culture shock. We have a way that we view the world based on the schema in our mind and then if we were to enter into a culture so different that the schema in our mind becomes disrupted we will be confused and have to make adjustments and re-organize our mind so the world makes sense again. I believe that when the schema in our minds has been disrupted this can be good and bad. Temporarily this disruption is a bad thing; we may be very shocked, confused, and feel disorganized. I also believe that when we see the forest for the trees whatever new knowledge or experience may not seem so bad in hindsight and we may discover that our character has actually grown and so in the long run disruption of the schema in our minds may not be so bad.
ReplyDeleteI also feel that our schema guides us through decisions based on past experiences. As our perceptions change of things so will our schema.
DeleteSchema is what we know about the world around us through our experiences. When something occurs that does not agree with our schema we are forced to reexamine it. Often this disrupts our thinking process and changes our schema. Many factors affect our schema from or families two what we watch on tv. We have to be aware of these factors when we are using our schema to make decisions. I think that it is a good thing because otherwise we could never change our opinions about things that we have already created schema for. As teachers we are always reexamining what we are doing and how it works for our students so I would say our schema as teachers about how students learn is ever changing. If you are not willing to adapt your thinking then you will miss vital growth opportunities to help your students be successful. One of my all time favorite quotes is “Fair is not everyone getting the same thing. Fair is everyone getting what they need to be successful”. How can we know what a child will need to be successful if we are unwilling to let our schema be disrupted and replaced with schema that will give us the tools to help all students.
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DeleteI liked how you stated that, "We have to be aware of these factorrs when we are using our schema to make decisions. I think that it is a good thing because otherwise we could never change our opinions about things that we already created a schema for." So true! How terrible would it be if we couldn't change our opinions, after re-examination, for things we'd already created a schema for? As people grow, everything changes including the inner workings of one's 'mental framework'; thus, not being able to change previously created schemas, the disruptions that come with life would be insane to a person! Great post!
I like coming late to the game sometimes. It helps me not repeat too much of what has already been said. New knowledge, new experiences - these are things that disrupt the schema. I don't believe that the act of having a person's schema disrupted is bad - the disruption itself may be good or it may be bad - but in the end a person is left with more knowledge or more experience and a schema that has a more complete set of information with which to "reset" itself. For example - I am a Cradle Catholic, my religious schema has been changed many times over the years; sometimes by good experiences/information and sometimes by bad. However, I would argue that overall each of those disturbances have allowed me to form a more complete (adult) schema with regard to my faith.
ReplyDeleteGOOD example of how disruption to schema is neither good nor bad but merely new information. So really, you are saying it's how you use the disruption that determines if it's good or bad, right? I loved your post!
DeleteAmy - rather that a disruption can be something good (going off of my example - like going to a really uplifting retreat that renews your faith journey) or the disruption can be bad (like a priest refusing to marry you until you and your boyfriend are no longer living together prior to getting married). One of these experiences is good but your schema has been disrupted by the new spiritual growth (or maybe a deeper/greater understanding of your faith) and the other is bad (your schema has been disrupted by the challenge of personal desire versus church teachings). What I argue is that while one experience was negative, it isn't inherently bad. Even from that negative experience your faith journey has been changed - your faith schema has been changed. Our experiences (good and bad) shape the people we become. To look back and say that any of those experiences (that inevitably caused a schematic change) were bad - in that they should never have happened - is to deny (in part) the person you have become.
DeleteOur minds are designed to recognize familiar information based on experiences we’ve had in our lives. If something doesn’t coincide with what we recognize as familiar it sends up a red flag or a signal that it’s unfamiliar or out of place. If something disrupts a pattern, we notice it. A disruption can be a good thing because it causes our minds to react. This also allows us to recognize a disruption because our visual capacity has allowed us to store a memory of what is “right” with an image so when we something familiar that has changed or is different we can more easily recognize it. So what makes something really stick in our minds? I think it is because it is a disruption of what our minds are used to seeing or knowing so if you think about something like advertising, companies can draw attention to their products by having a slogan or a commercial that distinguish it uniquely. I think these disruptions can be good or bad, depending on the outcome of the disruption and its purpose.
ReplyDeleteAfter reading in our textbook and learning more about 'schemas,' I am aware that they are structures that organize information within our minds. This 'mental framework' as the text stated, is what leads us to an understanding of the situations occurring around us. Schemas allow us to be able to make sense of the experiences we experience based on prior knowledge.
ReplyDeleteA change, of any sort, can disrupt one's schema. As with any situation in life, change does in fact do what it says, 'change' things. Any situation or experience outside of the norm can disrupt one's schema. The organization of information within our mental framework allows use to have a vision of what is 'norm' or 'right' and leads us to the decisions, actions that we take in particular experience. A situation that is outside of this norm would obviously have an impact.
I feel as though the disruption of one's schema could be either a good or bad. The disruption would be good if there was a positive result or outcome that comes from the disruption. However, if could be bad if the result had a negative impact on the person.
I agree with you. If for the first time the person had a bad outcome then the next time their schema would be intact to respond as so. The same goes for good outcomes.
DeleteI think what disrupts the schema in our minds is our perception of things in life and whether we agree or disagree with that particular thing. We have connections with things based on situations that we have experienced. I would like to think that this is a good thing because our past connections impact our schema and define how we will react with those situations. I also feel that not all schemas are good. If a person’s schema is based on past connections and experiences if that person has had all the wrong past experiences then their schema may not trigger the correct response.
ReplyDeleteI couldn't agree more about past experiences effecting a persons schema. I think that if a child has a rough upbringing there is more of a chance their schema will react incorrectly in certain situations.
DeleteI have always looked at schema's as a mental short cut we build as we experience things. This makes it easy to do things that we have done before and gives us a basic framework on how to tackle new problems. I think any new problem causes our brains to have to work harder. When the new problem arises we may not like it because overall we like our schema. We are like weight lifters that do bench press all the time the muscles we use often are really strong. The new problem is like doing another lift like squats. We may not like it at first but eventually it will make use stronger overall. In the same way we like working problems that fit our schema because they are easy. Then new challenges are hard but eventually we will work them in and expand our schema hopefully at least. This in fact strengths our minds. Also I think the more we adapt our schema the better we get at it.
ReplyDeleteI like how you compared our schema and problems to lifting weights! The more we are face with problems the more our schema has to work and the more we adapt to those problems the stronger we will be!
DeleteJohn, I did power lifting in high school and I absolutely loved your comparison of schema and lifting weights. I had some of those same challenges but eventually I was able to overcome them and fit the new lifts into my workout.
DeleteWhat disrupts the Schema in our minds? Is this good or bad?
ReplyDeleteSchema is the way a person perceives, learns, believes and understands ideals. Every persons schema is different. Two people can go threw the same experience but take different life lessons from it. Emotions and preconceived ideas play into how we "see" and learn. I think that this can be both bad and good. I believe that the way a person is raised has an effect on a child's schema, whether good or bad.
Schema is based on what we already know and what we expect to happen. We all have been raised differently and have all had different life experiences. I think what messes our schema up is when things do not go as we think they should or people do not react the way we would expect them to. I do not feel this is a bad thing, I think all of us need to be open minded and realize our way is not the only way something can be done, or the way someone feels about something is wrong because it is not how we experienced it.
ReplyDeleteThere are more things now days than not that can disrupt Schema. If a person walks out the door, everything and everyone can have the potential to disrupt a person’s schema. An example of this is an incident that just occurred to me today. In my Schema of professionalism, I have always known to follow the rules to a T. You always do things by the book. If you are going to quit a job, you give a two week notice. If you are sick, you call in and not just show up. I obviously have witnessed people not being very professional, but it’s just little minor things. We had a teacher who I viewed as professional walk out of class today. I do not mean walked out for a break. I mean walked out turned in his keys and quit because he couldn’t handle the room we work in. That one incident has changed a lot of my perspective on professionalism. So his actions disrupted my Schema. I can drive home and a billboard can have a message that informs me of a fact that dismantles what I have always thought was true. I can turn on the TV and my Schema can be so challenged with TV. The list goes on. As far as is it good or bad, I would have to side more towards the good. If a person is dead set on an issue, he or she will be able to reconfirm that position by things trying to affect another Schema. So it really didn’t affect them. On the other hand, there are a lot of people that need to have their Schemas disrupted with some truth. It’s healthily to be challenged and it will either set a person straight to the truth or it will reconfirm that their position is in fact the best position to take. There really can’t be any harm in that.
ReplyDeleteI love how you stated that there are people that do need to have their schemas disrupted with some truth. There can be those people that are so set in their ways, it may be difficult to get through to them, or have them look at a topic in a different light. They sometimes do need to hear other peoples thoughts or read information. Often though, even when faced with facts, it is hard to get someone to change their schema. Good post!
DeleteAs established in the text and by many of my classmates in preceding blog entries, schemas are structures for organizing large amounts of data. Schemas help us to manage information by relating new concepts or experiences to what we already know. This helps us to understand and make sense of new information as well as formulate certain expectations. A schema can be disrupted when we encounter information that challenges what we already know about a subject or concept, or when we are introduced to a completely new concept in which we have no previous knowledge. That piece of information is then stored to broaden our knowledge base and enhance our mental schema for future reference. I thought John K. had a great analogy when he compared lifting weights to utilizing a schema to solve a new problem. As we draw on what we already know to conquer new information, our minds become stronger and our schema more complex. I also thought Bonnie S. provided some great examples of how everyday experiences have the potential to disrupt our schema. I also liked Courtney P.’s example of culture shock and Amy K.’s example of Charles Darwin’s Theory of Evolution as disruptions in one’s schema. In these instances, what people thought they knew was challenged and therefore, their schema was disrupted. In reading the responses of my classmates, I think many bring up a very important point, that schemas are personal. I appreciated Stacie A.’s reply to a previous post which warns against the idea that teachers can help students create a more accurate schema. I agree that because schemas are based on personal experiences, it is impossible judge accuracy in one schema over another. Like many other responses, I also tend to agree that disruptions in our schemas are primarily good, especially when it results in the acquisition of new knowledge that can be utilized in the future.
ReplyDeleteI kind of think of schemas as being similar to a theory. Nothing is set in stone and can be proven or dis-proven with further evidence. If you learn something and then believe that to be true, then inevitably additional information will come to light and then transforms the knowledge. In psychology, cognitive dissonance theory is related to the changing of schemas, which can be either good or bad depending on the information. As an example, if you held one view about who you want to vote for for president, but then after the debate you changed your mind, that schema has been changed by the new information being processed by the brain. Any student will see their schemas changing at a more rapid pace than non-students because we are being introduced to new information with each class that causes us to change many schemas.
ReplyDeleteI like your description of schemas and how they can be changed. The inflow of new information can be considered a disruption because in my opinion the new information always modifies the existing schema because information is never exactly the same as our schema. So, I see a schema like a blank canvas that we have for many, many topics that continues to be filled, and modified as we perceive new information. As you put it, nothing is set in stone, and our schemas are constantly transformed.
DeleteI think that you idea on schema is great! I agree with you that nothing is set in stone and that it is always changing. I also think that students have changing schemas more than others because of the information that we obtain throughout each day.
DeleteGood post!
Christine Moses
Schema is made up of knowledge that we already have from previous experiences.New experiences disrupt the schema in our minds. Depending on the kind of experience this could be good or bad. The experience could open your mind to new types of things or help to change a stereotype we may have already been preconditioned for.
ReplyDeleteOur schemas are our "folders" that are designated for certain topics,ideas,etc. that we use to organize large amounts of information as it comes to us. We classify the information into the schemas "folders" based on our personal perception, or learned experiential knowledge of the topic. Everything that we take in is a potential disruption to our schemas, especially if it doesn't quite fit the parameters of the schema. This disruption can help us to learn by modifying our schemas to assimilate the new information to our schema and our schema to the new information.
ReplyDeleteI think that is is crazy when we learn new information/concepts it puts our past knowledge in danger of being deleted because of what we may feel towards what we just learned. Great post and I like how you used folders to visualize the concept.
DeleteIn our text it states that schema is the basic structure for organizing information and concepts. Not only do we organize old information and concepts but we tend to find a way to also included new information and concepts in with the old. Learning new information and concepts can disrupt our schema. For example if you always that that the world was flat and all you ever learned was that this was true, and then new technology came out and it proved that the world was round this would disrupt all that you have learned and stored in your schema. this is a good thing that you finally have the right information butt it could be bad because you might have negative feelings towards the new information and may not store it.
ReplyDeleteI'd also add that the information that the world is round - and believing it - may be deemed bad by the authorities that surround you. There was a time with the authorities might very well put you to death for holding this belief or sharing it with others. So although good to know for knowledge's sake, this might have been bad to know for safety's sake.
DeleteSomething that disrupts our schema is anything that is different from our previous knowledge of a subject. In math, students know that an 'x' is for multiplication, until you disrupt their schema by telling them that it is a variable. I think that disruption is good and bad. As a person who needs previous knowledge because I like to know what is going to happen, a disruption to my schema throws me off. However I think there is a greater benefit to the disruption, even though I don't like it. It helps us to add to our schema and know that there are options available and we are also learning knew things and making different 'files' to what we know. It is the disruptions that are apart of learning.
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DeleteI agree with you that we are learning new things and making different files to what we know when our schema is disrupted. The disruption of our schema keeps us actively learning and expanding our intelligence. I have to say I had never thought about our schema being disrupted by the example you gave with the letter x. I was thinking on a bigger more complicated scale. I am glad you pointed that out. Great post.
I like to think that having a daily, regular routine without any variations is about the only way to maintain a constant schema. Everything cause disrupts (of various scale) to one’s schemata. For instance, reading the newspaper or watching television causes an individual to have a unique experience which causes them to change how they view things. I’m not sure that there is a way to NOT disrupt one’s schemata. The schemata must change and evolve for a person to be successful in life. (This brings to mind a lot of the split-brain patients who, in an attempt to cure their epilepsy, has their corpus callosoms severed. These patients frequently suffered from anterograde amnesia - they couldn't remember any new information after the surgery. These people were not able to revise their schematas and were unable to function independently.) In the end, all the disruptions will either cause revisions to the schemata or reinforce it. These disruptions are both good and bad, depending on the person’s schemata. For instance, things that reinforce a racist’s schemata might be bad and socially and culturally unacceptable whereas things that a reinforce a humble school teacher’s schemata might be good and much more socially and culturally acceptable. Like beauty, schemata revisions being good or bad, is all in the eye of the beholder.
ReplyDeleteA person's schemata can and will be disrupted and shift throughout their life. As the schemata is the ways in which people organize information that they have learned, their schematas are disrupted whenever they learn something new that changes their prior knowledge and beliefs. A change in one's schemata can often be a sign of growth and maturation. For instance, when some children are young, they believe it is alright to bully those who are different from them. Hopefully, they eventually realize that their actions are not alright and can seriously hurt other's feelings.
ReplyDeleteLikewise, adults can have changes in their schemata as well. A person can believe fervently in a political leader, until something comes out about that figure. For instance, a person might support a political figure, but once that figure completely changes their stances on certain issues in order to be elected, the supporter may realize that the figure is not genuine about the issues and find a different candidate to support.
I like how you related changing shematas to politics, especially currently. There are so many people out there who believe so strongly in 1 candidate, and then they may say one thing, or do another, and their views are swayed. It's crazy to me how easily ones views can be changed so quickly. It's like people don't want to take the time to actually get to know the candidate and things they truly do believe in. They are sometimes misinterpreted, and people can take it way out of context. That was definitely a good example.
DeleteWell put! I also believe that part of the change in our schema is growth and maturity. I do not believe everyone always reaches that maturity, I believe that some people simply hit a plateau and will not move forward on other issues. I feel that we can get there when we realize that we all have our own schema, but it does not always have to aline with others. However, we must look at what others have to say and appreciate their thoughts, and see if there is something new we can learn. I too like your link to politics. You can defiantly see how easily individuals are influenced by others when election season comes rolling around. You can see who attempts to gain more knowledge and build and who choose to stay in their comfort zone. It is easy to become set in our ways, but my hope is that educators remember we should always be learning and be examples to our students and listen to all ides and make informed decisions and thoughts.
DeleteI can relate really well to my personal schema's being broken on a constant basis. Most artists will tell you that the more use experiment with art the more likely accidents will occur. Within those accidents you might become enlightened to what the material or subject can do. We're told to embrace those accidents or changes in our schema about our art because that is how our work evolves. I apply this to our daily lives through the changes in our schema's on a regular basis. http://www.carlnatale.com/inspiring-commerce/how-to-disrupt-a-schema-and-why/ this is a nice little article which describes that schemas help save brain power by making deductions or conclusions at a faster rate. It is an evolutionary tool. Our schemas can be wrong though which is way they need to be disturbed in some way. Simply educating yourself through tv, books, magazine, etc. helps to disrupt these schemas. Any type of new experience or meeting people can break or create a schema as well. Making and looking at art on a regular basis continuously disrupts my schemas on art. I think simply allowing your schemas to be disturbed is the most important act with anyone.
ReplyDeleteI have a BFA with an emphasis in printmaking, I know very well the issue of happy accidents. ;-) I agree with you that the more we push ourselves in learning the more we challenge what we do know the more we do learn. Art is very wonderful and safe place to explore our thoughts and challenge ideas. The different media as well as emotion put into art allow for us to take our prior knowledge, our knew knowledge and work out what we know or believe in a "safe" environment.
DeleteI think there are many things that are able to disrupt ones schemata. Everything that we encounter in our everyday lives has some sort of impact on the views that we hold or the perceptions of things we believe. I think this process can be looked at as something positive because it is forcing us to think deeper, digging into what we think we should believe. It makes us reorganize our thoughts, analyzing our beliefs. In a recent assignment in the 6th grade classroom that I para in, we learned about inferences. The teacher explained an inference as taking something we already know, and then combining it with something we read on paper. This is similar to our schemata. We take our own preconceived beliefs, let them maybe be altered be new things we read about and hear, and form our own, maybe new, thoughts. The children had a difficult time proving whether statements were facts or considered inferences. I think this may be due to their varying schematas. They are so personal, and not easily changed.
ReplyDeleteSchema is a mental framework that guides our perception and helps us make sense of our experience based on what we already know and what we expect to happen. It can be disrupted if something happens that may not seem normal to us. Depending on what happens it could be a good thing or a bad thing. It could open up our minds to new types of things or change our minds from our past experiences.
ReplyDeleteSchema is how our minds process things that happen to us in our everyday occurrences. We have trained our Schema to know what the outcomes should be for things that happen more often. So our Schema can be disrupted my something that happens and is out of the ordinary or not a normal response to the thing that happened. This can be for good or for bad. It could be good in the way that it opens up more doors and lets our minds be more open to different things. It could be bad by making us go crazy because we are not used to change and our minds cannot handle it.
ReplyDeleteSchema is the abstract knowledge that we store in our minds and how it is organized. When we learn something new, it is stored through a chain of connections that will help us remember it. If there is a disruption in our schema, such as writing letters of the alphabet in a certain manner and then having to learn another way, we have to cope with the change that is made. A great example of a disruption in schema is how the teachers made my dad write with his right hand, even though he was left handed. He had done everything with his left hand up until third grade, and then the nuns at his school were bound and determined to make him a right handed child. When that occurred, he had to adjust the way he made his letter and ultimately ended up with the sloppiest handwriting ever. Some of these disruptions can be good and some can be bad. In the case of a person, who is hooked on an illegal drug, it is a good thing when the schema is disrupted so they can learn how to deal with it in a way that they are taught through intervention and rehabilitation services. In reverse, it can be detrimental to a person when their schema is disrupted by the influence of alcohol or drugs for the worse.
ReplyDeleteSchema, as most of my classmates have stated, guides our perception. This helps us make sense of experiences based on what we already know and what we expect will happen. Schema is interrupted if something occurs that does not make sense according to what we already know or expect. I agree with those that say an interruption in schema can be both good and bad. It all depends on the situation and the outcome. One example I can think of involves driving. The parking lot where I work has exits on both sides, however, majority of people use one exit as an entrance only, so when we back out of parking spaces, most cars are going the same way. One day, a person backed out another way, and two cars collided. Now, everyone checks and doubles checks before backing out, because this event changed our perception that a car will not be backing out the opposite way. This is a good interruption because it made us all more cautious. However, there are things, as Brandy explained that can be negative. It depends on the situation and the outcome.
ReplyDeleteJackie I would have to agree with you on your definition of schema as well as the rest of the class. I think that you gave a valid example of it being good or bad depending upon the situation. Great job!
DeleteThe text says that schema is the basic structure for organizing information and concepts. We are able process or organize old information with new information and concepts. When we learn new information and concepts they can disrupt our schema (what we learned prior to the new). Something that disrupts our schema is anything that is different from our previous knowledge of a subject. In fitness, we learn about a workout or nutritional method that target’s or improves a part of our body, until another method is proven to work better or what we thought was the best way is proven counterproductive. I think that disruption is good and bad. Personally, I tend to rely on previous experience because I like to know what to expect, however, the disruptions to the schema is the way we learn.
ReplyDeleteBill, I think most people would agree with you on the fact that most people like to know what to expect. I like your ending comment that states the disruptions are the way we learn!
DeleteSchema is an organized thought or behavior. I believe it to be either good or bad. Like Jackie said above it depends on the situation as to whether or not you can preceive it to be good or bad. In my mind when I visualize what I think will happen I always look for the good in a situation however the outcome doesn't always turn out as I had planned which would then make it bad.
ReplyDeleteOur schema is determined by our past experiences and our past knowledge. It is built on what we know about a particular subject or idea that we may have. Schema is determined by our past learning and experiences. New knowledge we learn is also stored in our brain and then becomes schema also. Our schema is disrupted when we something goes against what we have learned. Disrupting the schema is not necessarily a bad thing. It makes us become more intelligent due to the fact it questions our schema and requires us to strive to learn more to prove the idea valid or not. If we were not able to question ideas with our schema, then we could fall very easily into all believing the same thing and the same way. I believe that our schema is developed by our culture and beliefs as well as learning we get from our schools. One thing that puzzles me is the way some people can just accept anything they are told. Why do they not question any thing? Where is their schema? The mind is definitely a complicated thing.
ReplyDeleteI couldn't imagine just believing something I hear or see. People fall so easy now a days, especially with internet. You see hoax and scams all them time and people posting, sharing, or spreading false information. Not me, oh no when I see something I Google, research, and double check to see if it's real. I agree the mind is very complicated and it seems the more we learn the more confused we get.
DeleteNew ideas and facts can change our schema. Since our schema is based on previous experiences, it is subject to change and grow. When we obtain new information the schema becomes stronger than it was previously. This can be good because it allows us to develop new ideas and a better understanding of previous knowledge. With this information we can help others or be better protected from potentially stressful situations. Gaining new information better equips us to take on new obstacles that may arise and be able to better address situations.
ReplyDeleteMy fellow peers have done a great job describing schema and giving examples to what can disrupt it. I also have the same definition that schema is our minds use of previous knowledge to connect with a thought or idea. I also believe schema can be disrupted any time we learn something, hear something, or see something that goes against what we know. I believe this could be either a good or bad experience. For instance, if my schema is disrupted and it causes me to look at things in a new way this is good because it promotes growth. However, if my schema is disrupted and it causes me to doubt everything I know, this could have a negative effect. I also know it's very important in education to draw on students' schemata to really connect them to the lesson.
ReplyDeleteA person Schema is a mental framework of thoughts and previous experiences. Schema is disrupted daily in the event that our minds have “our” thoughts cataloged as we see necessary. A disruption to our schema occurs when we have to try or learn something new or in a different manner than we know. Think of our students coming into our classrooms the first few days of school. For the most part, every teacher has a different routine. The schema in the minds of our students is disrupted in the sense that they have to learn a new routine and are probably a little bit uncomfortable.
ReplyDeleteGood or bad – both! Change is scary for everyone, but not always bad. Many disruptions in our schema can be viewed as good, we just need to learn to accept the disruptions and put them to good use.
Our schema's are disrupted by things/ideas that are so different that we can't change or twist them to fit our existing schema. Often something unexpected can be explained as a one-off situation or even completely ignored. So to actually disrupt our schema, it must be fairly different or make a lasting impression. I think that disrupting the schema is a good thing. It forces us to rethink our beliefs and expectations and to even grow and mature. A disruption in our schema could lead to re-evaluating an old stereotype or prejudice or simply refine our understanding of physics and gravity.
ReplyDeleteElizabeth, I agree with you. Disrupting schema is a good thing! I enjoyed reading your statement that a disruption could lead to re-evaluating and old stereotype or prejudice!
DeleteI believe that what can disrupt Schema in our minds are the new ideas that we learn that goes against a Schema that we previously had. I believe that this can be a good thing if you take the new idea that you learn and use it to better enhance your Schema. Schema is a way of thinking of things to access prior knowledge of a certain subject. I believe that new ideas enhance these Schema's because it provides more pathways to accessing new information. The more you are learning the more you brain is active and the faster you acquire information. The only way I believe new information could be bad in disrupting Schema's is if you only have one way of learning and accessing prior information in your mind. Some may become confused on a certain subject or idea because a new idea disrupts the previous Schema they had in their mind.
ReplyDeleteSimply put, schema is our prior knowledge. It is how we catalog what we know and put it away in our basic beliefs. Disruption of schema happens when our prior knowledge and beliefs are disrupted. It makes us stop and rethink what we know and place it with the newly gained knowledge and form a new belief. There is nothing wrong with this process happening, as a matter of fact, I believe it is a very good thing. It allows us to change our mind, to think deeper and grow as an individual. If we were stuck in one belief out entire lives, there is no way we could possibly ever learn. I belief the disruption of our schema is at the base of the push in education for the common core and increasing depth of knowledge. That is not to say our prior knowledge is bad, not at all this is our basic foundation for learning, we have to draw on it in order to move forward, but we also have to keep moving forward.
ReplyDeleteI'm not going to define schema, as many of you have already done so. I am going to comment directly on the discussion. Any new experience, perception, idea, or opinion that one has not previously considered can disrupt the schema. Much of the research I have read involving schemas has come from my degree in mass communications. Any time one is pitching a new product, writing an ad campaign, or creating "buzz" for an event, the purpose is to disrupt the schema in the minds of the consumers in such a way that they feel positively about it and must have/experience whatever it is you are selling. While I believe that schema disruption is very positive because it is what keeps our capitalist economy moving, others may disagree. However that is not the only reason I believe that schema disruption is a good thing. If we do not continue to learn, grow, and have new experiences which lead to new ideas and ways of thinking, we grow stale and depressed as a human race. Consider people who have used and/or abused methamphetamines. They can no longer enjoy new experiences because of the damage they have done to their brains. They no longer experience the endorphine releases associated with pleasure, therefore they can no longer enjoy life as they did before the drug abuse. Much is the same with schema disruption. Once a person no longer feels that they can experience or learn anything new and nothing can change their perceptions, they often lose the desire to live life to the fullest because, "what is there to live for?"
ReplyDeleteA schema is the basic structure for organizing information or concepts. This is our knowledge and how we categorize our knowledge. I think that many things disrupt our schema. Some form of classical conditioning could disrupt it. I think anything that makes us stop and really think about what we believe as truths would be disrupting our schemas. I also think that our schemas get disrupted more often as we go through young adulthood because young adults question their past knowledge set as they mature. I think our schema being disrupted is a really good thing. We should question what we know. We may decide that what we knew was the correct way or our views could be changed.
ReplyDeleteOur schema can be disrupted by any outside influence. Anything that makes one think in a new way could be could be a disruption to your schema. One cannot classify it as good or bad based on what the disruption is, but rather how one deals with the disruption.
ReplyDeletePsychology refers to schema as “the abstractions our minds derive from prior experience, related events and expectations”. Schema is also defined as “organized patterns of behavior or clusters of pre-conceived ideas of how things should occur. Schema provides us with assumptions of how things work and help us to fill in the missing details”.
ReplyDeleteBecause our schema is what we believe and understand to be true based on past experiences, events and pre-conceived ideas; there is an endless list of what can disrupt the schema in our minds. Some of the things that I immediately think of that can be disruptive to an individual’s schema include: moving from a small town to a large city; listening to the news; reading; listening to other people’s thoughts and ideas; traveling to other countries (or even different areas within the U.S.); interaction with different races; anything that is not familiar to an individual; or something that happens differently than an individual’s belief regarding how something should occur.
I believe that disruptions to our schema can be both good and bad. Without disruptions to our schema, we can hold on to beliefs that are not correct or accurate; be more likely to exclude relevant and factual information in favor of holding onto our pre-existing beliefs and ideas; hinder our learning; and be stereotypical and racist. On the other hand, disruptions to our schema can be bad if those disruptions lead us to change our pre-existing belief to a belief that is not accurate or appropriate.
Becky