Question: Please read carefully the attached article " Prior Knowledge and Its Relevance to Student Achievement in Introduction to Psychology", use your knowledge from the course to write and submit a critical analysis (or cricital response) to all the arguments that author has made in the discussion section of the article.
Expert Answer
Preexisting knowledge is very important characteristic of an individual and it is given great priority to by both the psychologists and teachers. To the psychologists it helps in the treatment of the patient. From the real life experience it has been also prove that three existing knowledge helps the students to understand a complex matter very easily and they can do very well if they have pre existing knowledge. With the help of pre-test and post-test evaluation it has been proved that students with prior knowledge get good marks in the examination and they can easily do well in the examination. In the research the the researcher has proved it with beautiful analysis. For the achievement in the field of education it works as positive influence. In case of individual differences will also find get influence of the prior knowledge. The difference between good student and bad student can be easily mark on the level of Pre existing knowledge.
