Abstract
This symposium addresses methodological issues in studying children's knowledge and learning processes. The class of methods discussed here looks at processes of learning in fine-grained detail, through which a theoretical framework evolves rather than is merely applied. This class of methodological orientations to studying learning processes diverges from more common ones in several important ways: 1) Attention to diverse features of the learning interaction; 2) conducting a moment-by-moment analysis, zooming in on the fine details of the studied processes; 3) rather than proving or applying a theory, the objective is to make theoretical innovations, or to develop a "humble theory." The challenge of using such techniques is that, by their nature, they do not follow a strongly delineated procedure, especially not the usual sort of coding. This symposium attempts to begin addressing the methodological issues by reflecting on several cases of data analysis.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 306-313 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference, CSCL |
Issue number | PART 3 |
State | Published - Dec 1 2008 |
Event | International Perspectives in the Learning Sciences: Cre8ing a Learning World - 8th International Conference for the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2008 - Utrecht, Netherlands Duration: Jun 23 2008 → Jun 28 2008 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Education