Re: double stimulation?

Judy Diamondstone (diamonju who-is-at rci.rutgers.edu)
25 Jul 1999 11:51:55 -0000

>
>I am reminded of a story Gary Price told me when he spent a day in Venger's
>laboratory school. There was one little boy who was looking so carefully
>at a scheme of a geometric object to complete his drawing. Every few
>minutes he would look very carefully at the scheme and continue his work.
>Venger proudly mentioned how well the boy was using the scheme (sign) to
>mediate his own work. Well, the funny thing is that the boy had made
>something entirely different and it did not look like the scheme at all.
>The scheme was definately mediating the boys drawing, but not the way
>Venger intended.
>
>Nate
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Bill Barowy <wbarowy who-is-at mail.lesley.edu>
>To: <xmca who-is-at weber.ucsd.edu>
>Sent: Friday, July 23, 1999 8:44 PM
>Subject: double stimulation?
>
>
>> Folks,
>>
>> Can you suggest any references for recent studies that have used the
>method of "double stimulation" (LSV, Thought and Language) to study concept
>formation? I am especially interested in a comparative study, that opposed
>this method to an other.
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>>
>> Bill Barowy, Associate Professor
>> Technology in Education
>> Lesley College, 31 Everett Street, Cambridge, MA 02138-2790
>> Phone: 617-349-8168 / Fax: 617-349-8169
>> http://www.lesley.edu/faculty/wbarowy/Barowy.html
>> _______________________
>> "One of life's quiet excitements is to stand somewhat apart from yourself
>> and watch yourself softly become the author of something beautiful."
>> [Norman Maclean in "A river runs through it."]
>>
>>
>
>

Judith Diamondstone (732) 932-7496 Ext. 352
Graduate School of Education
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
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