CP8:
Charles Bazerman (bazerman who-is-at humanitas.ucsb.edu)
Thu, 10 Jul 1997 15:53:43 -0700 (PDT)
In Chapter 8, Mike considers the difficulties in examining the actual
cognitive practices of people in realistic contexts, employing the tools
available to them for the kinds of tasks they actually use. At the same
time he reviews the methods and results of successful investigations. The
main attention is on tasks of symbol manipulation in the use of language
and mathematics.
What to you seem difficulties and opportunities in obtaining ecologically
valid results concerning cognitive practices? Please be as specific and
concrete as you can, by referring to actual accomplished investigations or
projected thought experiments directed towards specific situations.