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ERIC Number: EJ571200
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0034-6543
Inscriptions: Toward a Theory of Representing as Social Practice.
Roth, Wolff-Michael; McGinn, Michelle K.
Review of Educational Research, v68 n1 p35-59 Spr 1998
Argues for a new theoretical perspective on representations that is centered around the notion of inscriptions, graphical representations recorded in and available through some medium. The social practices of inscription users are receiving research attention. Implications for classroom learning-environments are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Technology
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Graphic Representation
Note: Research supported in part by Grant 410-96-0681 and Doctoral Fellowship 752-96-1400 from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.