Why 'scaffolding' is the wrong metaphor : the cognitive usefulness of mathematical representations. [PDF]
, 2018 The metaphor of scaffolding has become current in discussions of the cognitive help we get from artefacts, environmental affordances and each other.
A Clark +21 more
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‘SOMS BrainSpace’: A digital serious game for undergraduate neuroscience
Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.Abstract Neuroanatomy is challenging for many undergraduates, requiring strong visuospatial skills and a deep understanding of complex concepts. This study developed and evaluated SOMS BrainSpace, a digital serious game for neuroanatomy education, using a mixed methods approach.
Anthony Tran +3 more
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Friend or foe? First language (L1) in second/foreign language (L2/FL) instruction & Vygotsky
Journal of Language and Cultural Education, 2017 This theoretical review paper investigates the role of first language (L1) in the mainstream scholarship of second/foreign (L2/FL) language education in the context of language learning, teaching, and bilingual education.
Channa Liaquat A. +4 more
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Uncovering the truth behind Vygotsky's cognitive apprenticeship: engaging reflective practitioners in the 'master-apprentice' relationship [PDF]
, 2004 In recent years theories of situated cognition sharing the idea that learning and doing are inseparable as part of a process of enculturation, largely based upon the work of Vygotsky in developing a model of ‘cognitive apprenticeship’, have received much
Flint, K, Needham, D
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The quality of interaction with children in collective play: Children's agency
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract There is a growing body of studies on increasing the quality of infant–toddler education and care. Yet little attention has been directed towards how to bring toddlers' agency and perspective to their personally meaningful learning in collective play.
Liang Li
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Language and the Conscious Psyche: Auditory Language as an Answer to the Difficult Problem of David Chalmers [PDF]
Journal of Philosophical InvestigationsThe topic under review, formulated by David Chalmers, addresses a fundamental question: How can brain processes, such as the movements of electrons and chemicals, be translated into mental and conscious experiences, such as emotions, visualizations, and ...
Alireza Farnam
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract With growing attention to student agency in academic and policy discourse, international education has become a prominent context for examining how students navigate new cultural, academic, linguistic and social environments. However, much of this discussion attributes student agency to the ‘international’ aspect, while overlooking the ...
Soyoung Lee
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Fostering Creative Thinking and Reflexive Evaluation in Searching: Instructional Scaffolding and the Zone of Proximal Development in Information Literacy Acquisition [PDF]
, 2018 Searching for information, which is not as easy as many students believe, requires creativity, formative evaluation, and persistence. Cultivating proficient and expert searches requires more than the vicarious and enactive experiences described by ...
Clark, Melissa
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Magical urbanism:Walter Benjamin and utopian realism in the film Ratcatcher [PDF]
, 2002 Deploys Walter Benjamin to discuss fantastical representations of childhood and class in the film ...
Law, Alex, Law, Jan
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, 2020 Inspired by the belief that Man’s power to change himself, that is, to learn, is perhaps the most impressive thing about him, the present study employed library research with a notated bibliography to highlight the pedagogical philosophy behind Vygotsky ...
I. W. Lasmawan, I. Budiarta
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