The three major theories of artifact-people interaction operate at different levels: affordances individual, structuration societal, instrumental genesis small-group¶

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q2 i? Affordances theory focuses on the individual, structuration on the societal or cultural level, and instrumental genesis applies naturally to the small-group collective level central to CSCL. → Gerry Stahl 2012

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Gerry Stahl 2012¶

Gerry Stahl. (2012). Cognizing mediating: Unpacking the entanglement of artifacts with collective minds. Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning 7:187–191. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11412-012-9148-x

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Theoretical comparison in the editorial's discussion of the issue's first article, which compared the three theories using a concrete case study of a typical CSCL setting. The editorial states the contrast in levels: "The theory of affordances tends to focus on the individual" while structuration "focuses on the societal or cultural level."

"The theory of affordances tends to focus on the individual, for instance with Gibson's biological perspective or Norman's use of mental models, or Piaget's schemas in individual minds. In contrast, the sociological theory of structuration focuses on the societal or cultural level."

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