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ERIC Number: EJ458848
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0195-2242
The Promise of Situated Cognition.
Wilson, Arthur L.
New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, n57 p71-79 Spr 1993
Situated cognition, the concept that learning is integrally situated in everyday activity, enables more accurate understanding of adult learning. Authentic activity, involving situations requiring actual rather than simulated cognitive processes, may be a better basis for adult education. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Cognitive Processes, Context Effect, Experiential Learning, Transfer of Training
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Situated Learning
Note: Theme Issue: "An Update on Adult Learning Theory."