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ERIC Number: EJ528196
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0737-0008
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Knowledge Diffusion in a Grade 4-5 Classroom during a Unit on Civil Engineering: An Analysis of a Classroom Community in Terms of Its Changing Resources and Practices.
Roth, Wolff-Michael
Cognition and Instruction, v14 n2 p179-220 1996
Employed the actor network theory to examine the transformation of a grade-four classroom community as new resources and practices became available. Found that the diffusion and enculturation metaphors are insufficient to model important aspects of learning in a student-centered classroom. (MOK)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Environment, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Context, Learning Theories, Problem Solving, Science Education, Student Behavior, Student Centered Curriculum, Student Needs, Thinking Skills
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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