Embodied-Cognition Taxonomy for Targeted Learning Activities
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing educational systems fail to leverage traditional arts and sports for targeted mental health and well-being outcomes due to the lack of a scientific method for taxonomical grouping and feature extraction, despite their potential benefits in holistic development and emotional expression.
Innovation Solution
Applying the science of Embodied Cognition, specifically Enactivism, to taxonomically group traditional arts and sports, and extract features for achieving specific learning outcomes such as inner consciousness and interconnectedness, by mapping them into a two-dimensional approach that targets body, mind, heart, and soul.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional arts and sports are integrated into educational curriculums, then mental well-being and creative thinking skills are enhanced, but the lack of taxonomical grouping and feature extraction methods limits targeted learning outcomes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments traditional arts and sports into distinct taxonomic categories based on embodied cognition principles. It divides the broad domain of traditional practices into specific groups (e.g., martial arts, dance, music, theater) and further segments them by target features (body, mind, heart, spirit), enabling systematic selection for targeted learning outcomes without overwhelming complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a new dimensional framework for organizing traditional arts and sports by mapping them onto embodied cognition dimensions (body, mind, heart, spirit). This dimensional approach transforms the traditional single-axis classification into a multi-dimensional taxonomy, allowing educators to select practices that target specific aspects of student development while maintaining systematic organization.
2Productivity
If science and technology advance at breakneck speed, then educational content becomes more technologically focused, but mental health crisis among young adolescents worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges modern embodied cognition science with traditional arts and sports practices to create an integrated educational approach. It combines the rigor of scientific methodology with the therapeutic benefits of traditional practices, allowing schools to maintain academic productivity while simultaneously addressing mental health needs through evidence-based traditional activities.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses embodied cognition principles as an intermediary framework that bridges modern science education and traditional arts/sports. This intermediary taxonomy allows traditional practices to be systematically integrated into modern curriculums, enabling them to function as mediators between technological advancement and mental well-being by providing structured, science-backed pathways for emotional and creative expression.
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AI summary
Approaches for a learning management system and a method for implementing targeted learning, is described. In an example, a learning outcome may be selected. In one example, the learning outcome may correspond to obtaining a learning objective. Further, one or more learning activities may be identified corresponding to achieving the learning outcome. In one example, the learning activities are categorized to obtain a target feature, with extracted feature(s) from traditional and traditional sports by applying the science of embodied cognition. Further, each of the plurality of learning activities may be correlated with each of the target features based on a pre-defined criterion based on the learning activity, which leads to achieving the learning objective.