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==References==
==References==


*Hutchins, E., Hollan, J., Edwin Hutchins,and Kirsch, D. (1999). Distributed Cognition: A New Foundation
*Hutchins, E., Hollan, J., Edwin Hutchins,and Kirsch, D. (1999). Distributed Cognition: A New Foundation for Human-Computer Interaction Research, Draft Submission for TOCHI Special Issue on Human-Computer interaction in the New Millennium
for Human-Computer Interaction Research, Draft Submission for TOCHI Special Issue on Human-Computer Interaction in the New Millennium


*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.
*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. [http://www.uni-leipzig.de/~sander/hd/info/distribute%20cognition/indsoclearn.htm Individual and Social Aspects of Learning] (accessed July 10, 2006)
*Perkins, D. Salomon, G. [http://www.uni-leipzig.de/~sander/hd/info/distribute%20cognition/indsoclearn.htm Individual and Social Aspects of Learning] (accessed July 10, 2006)

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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.


References

  • Hutchins, E., Hollan, J., Edwin Hutchins,and Kirsch, D. (1999). Distributed Cognition: A New Foundation for Human-Computer Interaction Research, Draft Submission for TOCHI Special Issue on Human-Computer interaction in the New Millennium
  • 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.