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The dependence of the theory on the social and physical environment of the individual makes it very useful in analysing [[Human-computer interaction | human-computer interactions]] and [[educational technologies]]. | The dependence of the theory on the social and physical environment of the individual makes it very useful in analysing [[Human-computer interaction | human-computer interactions]] and [[educational technologies]]. | ||
See also: [[external cognition]] | See also: [[external cognition]] and [[distributed intelligence]] | ||
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[[fr:Cognition distribuée]] | [[fr:Cognition distribuée]] | ||
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Developed by Edwin Hutchins, distributed cognition is the theory that knowledge lies not only within the individual but in the individual's social and physical environment.
The dependence of the theory on the social and physical environment of the individual makes it very useful in analysing human-computer interactions and educational technologies.
See also: external cognition and distributed intelligence
Links
- Distributed Cognition definition at Learning-Theories.com
- Distributed Cognitions- some theory
- Also on Distributed Cognitions' site: CSILE] - some practice in the form of a "Computer Supported Intentional Learning Environment" that supports 'knowledge building'.
References
- Hollan, J., Edwin Hutchins, and Kirsch, D. (2000). Distributed Cognition: Toward A New Foundation for Human-Computer Interaction Research, ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI), Volume 7 , Issue 2, 174 - 196 (There are also draft copies 1999 floating on the Internet).
- Hutchins, E. (1995). Cognition in the wild. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
- Hutchins, E., Hollan, J. D., & Norman, D. (1986). Direct manipulation interfaces. In S. Draper & D. Norman (Eds.), User centered system design (pp. 87-124). Mahwah, NJ: L. Erlbaum.
- Hutchins, E., & Klausen, T. (1996). Distributed cognition in an airline cockpit. In D. Middleton & Y. Engeström(E ds.), Communication and cognition at work (pp. 15-34). Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press.
- Hutchins, E. & Palen, L. (1997). Constructing meaning from space, gesture and speech. In L. B. Resnick, R. Saljo, C. Pontecorvo, & B. Burge, (Eds.), Discourse, tools, and reasoning: Situated cognition and technologically supported environments (pp. 23-40). Heidelberg, Germany: Springer-Verlag.
- Pea, R. (1993). Practices of Distributed Intelligence and Designs for Education. In G. Salomon (ed.), Distributed Cognitions: Psychological and Educational Considerations, (pp. 47-87). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Perkins, D. Salomon, G. Individual and Social Aspects of Learning (accessed July 10, 2006)
- Wright, P., Fields, R., & Harrison, M. (2000). Analyzing human-computer interaction as distributed cognition: The resources model. Human Computer Interaction, 51(1), 1-41.