Learning is assumed to be a non-symbolic inductive process enhanced by formal systems acting as tools¶
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q1 i? Within developmental situativity theory, learning is basically a non-symbolic inductive process, and formal systems greatly enhance it by acting as tools. → Jelke van Der Pal 1999
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Jelke van Der Pal 1999¶
Jelke van Der Pal, Tessa Eysink. (1999). Balancing situativity and formality: the importance of relating a formal language to interactive graphics in logic instruction. Learning and Instruction, 9 (4), pp.327-341. https://telearn.hal.science/hal-00197363
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Theoretical assumption of the developmental situativity theory stated in the abstract: the article assumes that learning is "a non-symbolic inductive process" enhanced by formal systems acting as tools. This is the article's stated premise, offered without separate evidence in the supplied text.
"It is assumed that learning is basically a non-symbolic inductive process that is greatly enhanced by formal systems which act as tools."
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Related Claims¶
- Tarski's World facilitated conditional reasoning relative to only-situated or only-formal instruction — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
- A medium feature's affordance does not guarantee its actual cognitive effects: LOGO instruction designed to enhance conditional reasoning may not do so — related
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Learning is assumed to be a non-symbolic inductive process enhanced by formal systems acting as tools |
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Learning is assumed to be a non-symbolic inductive process enhanced by formal systems acting as tools |
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