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Brown, J. S., Collins, A., & Duguid, P. (1989). Situated cognition and the culture of learning. Educational Researcher, 32-40.
Brown, J. S., Collins, A., & Duguid, P. (1989). Situated cognition and the culture of learning. Educational Researcher, 32-40.
These authors believe knowledge is situated and it should be taught in an authentic way like a “cognitive apprenticeship”. In this paper, they talk a lot about authentic activities and how school often presents learners with inauthentic activities. They also compare how just plain folks, students, and practitioners approach things to strengthen their argument.
I generally agree with the idea that there should be more authentic activities in schools but I don’t want to go as far as these authors did. Also, in some disciplines there would be disagreement about what kinds of activities would be most useful or most practitioner-like.
