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COMMUNITY:
Edited Chapter

Distributed expertise in the classroom

September 1, 1993 | Professional Development, Conferences, and Networks, Informal/Formal Connections
The authors argue that schools should be communities where students learn to learn. In this setting teachers should be models of intentional learning and self-motivated scholarship, both individual and collaborative (Brown, 1992; Brown & Campione, 1990; Scardamalia & Bereiter, 1991). If successful, graduates of such communities would be prepared as lifelong learners who have learned how to learn in many domains. The authors aim to produce a breed of "intelligent novices"(Brown, Bransford, Ferrara, & Campione, 1983), students who, although they may not possess the background knowledge needed in a new field, know how to go about gaining that knowledge. These learning experts would be better prepared to be inducted into the practitioner culture of their choosing; they would also have the background to select among several alternative practitioner cultures, rather than being tied to the one to which they were initially indentured, as in the case of traditional apprenticeships.

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  • Gavriel Salomon
    Editor
    University of Haifa
  • Ann Brown
    Author
    University of California, Berkeley
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    Author
    University of California-Santa Cruz
  • Martha Rutherford
    Author
    RPP International
  • Kathryn Nakagawa
    Author
    Arizona State University
  • Ann Gordon
    Author
    University of California-Santa Cruz
  • Joseph Campione
    Author
    University of California, Berkeley
  • Citation

    ISBN : 978-0521574235
    Publication Name: Distributed Cognitions: Psychological and Educational Considerations
    Page Number: 190

    Funders

    Resource Type: Reference Materials
    Discipline: Education and learning science
    Audience: Educators/Teachers | Museum/ISE Professionals | Evaluators
    Environment Type: Professional Development, Conferences, and Networks | Professional Development and Workshops | Informal/Formal Connections | K-12 Programs

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