The distributed cognition systems in university teaching in terms of the type of science

Authors

  • Martín Dominino IRICE - CONICET
  • Mariano Castellaro IRICE - CONICET
  • Néstor Roselli IRICE - CONICET

Keywords:

Higher education, Activity theory, Knowledge.

Abstract

From the psychological approach known as “Distributed Cognition” it is possible to postulate three ways of cognitive distribution in the activity systems: physical, social-communicational and symbolic-instrumental. This communication broaches the configuration of said systems, in terms of the institutional practices prevailing in the National University of Rosario (Universidad Nacional de Rosario-UNR), Argentina. These institutional practices vary in compliance with the type of knowledge given in the teaching action: social and non-social.
The research involved the naturalistic observation of 28 university classes belonging to three social courses and three exact-natural courses (14 classes per epistemic course type).

The observation focused on three distribution cognition systems. Gathered results suggest a meaning relationship between the mentioned epistemic-institutional types and the configuration of the physical and symbolic systems.

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Published

11/27/2019

How to Cite

Dominino, M., Castellaro, M., & Roselli, N. (2019). The distributed cognition systems in university teaching in terms of the type of science. Revista De Psicología, 6(11), 7–39. Retrieved from https://erevistas.uca.edu.ar/index.php/RPSI/article/view/2488

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