1 Educators who embrace cognitive theory believe that the definition oflearning as a change in behavior is too narrow and prefer to study the learner rather than herenvironment, and in particular the complexities of human memory. Gestalt views of learning have been incorporated into what have come to belabeled cognitive theories. 2  Two key assumptions underlie this cognitive approach: that thememory system is an active organized processor of information and that prior knowledge playsan important role in learning.
Basically you start with the eggs in the pan with cold water and bring the water to temperature, right when it reaches boiling you pull the heat back and let the eggs cook for 10 minutes. You don't need a full on boil to hard boil the eggs.
And because the eggs don't really cook in boiling water, some people prefer the term hard-cooked eggs to hard-boiled eggs. Compared to a simmer, here's what a rolling boil looks like. 3) Let the eggs stand in the hot water for 14-17 minutes. How long you let the eggs stay in the water depends on how big the eggs are and how hard you want them cooked. To cook small eggs to medium, let them stand for 14 minutes. To cook extra-large eggs to medium, let them stand for 17 minutes. (Weâre talking about chicken eggs here.