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Redistributing roles, distributing cognition

January 1, 2011 | Informal/Formal Connections
This article provides firm evidence, for formal and informal educators alike, that shared learning can be powerful and meaningful, if carefully considered. Findings from a study conducted in a summer middle school mathematics class suggest that when students are able to ask legitimate, authentic questions and share understanding about a common problem, their learning becomes truly “distributed by design.”

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  • Kerri Wingert
    Author
    University of Washington
  • Citation

    Resource Type: Research Brief
    Discipline: Education and learning science | Mathematics
    Audience: Middle School Children (11-13) | Educators/Teachers | Museum/ISE Professionals | Evaluators
    Environment Type: Informal/Formal Connections | K-12 Programs

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