Out of the box: behaviourism and the mangle of practice.
Although often labelled obsolete and ethically dubious, twentieth-century behaviourist principles of learning have been central to the development of instructional technology and the design of modern learning environments. Using Andrew Pickering's philosophy, this article addresses behaviourism as a...
| Publicado en: | Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education Vol. 40; no. 1; pp. 109 - 122 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Feb2019
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| Sumario: | Although often labelled obsolete and ethically dubious, twentieth-century behaviourist principles of learning have been central to the development of instructional technology and the design of modern learning environments. Using Andrew Pickering's philosophy, this article addresses behaviourism as a mangle of practice to highlight the conceptual and non-human agency involved in research on learning, and to analyse how these forms of agency allow scientific knowledge to travel from experimental research settings to teaching. |
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