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MENTAL MODEL · M3615

Cognitive Apprenticeship

Cognitive Apprenticeship
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-28

CORE DEFINITION

Cognitive apprenticeship is a theory that emphasizes the importance of the process in which a master of a skill teaches that skill to an apprentice.

SCAFFOLDING EFFECT

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Reduce cognitive load

Cognitive apprenticeship is a theory that emphasizes the importance of the process in which a master of a skill teaches that skill to an apprentice.

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Expert knowledge is largely procedural and contextual, while traditional teaching only transmits declarative knowledge. Through the four stages of 'modeling—coaching—scaffolding—fading', the tacit thinking process is made explicit, allowing learners to gradually internalize it.

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