How does schema theory promote knowledge acquisition?
Knowledge acquisition begins with the puruit of information. In this quest, the individual utilizes previously produced descriptive knowledge on how to best organize, classify, and understand information. The act of searching for and acquiring new information is connected to the schemata that the individual possesses. Searching for information leads to the gathering of information. Ultimately, the information must be integrated into the existing knowledge structure. Role of memory For the schema theorist, memory plays a prominent role. Learning results when information is stored in long term memory in an organized, meaningful way. Forgetting is the inability to retrieve information because of memory loss, inference, missing cues, inadequate cues, etc.
