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Distributed cognition

Known as: DCog, Socially Distributed Cognition 
Distributed cognition is an approach to cognitive science research that deploys models of the extended mind (see, for example, the paper The Extended… 
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Material Agency, Skills and History: Distributed Cognition and the Archaeology of Memory
If cognition is distributed as well as embodied, then explanation in cognitivescience must often highlight more or less transient… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Collaboration and co-ordination in mature eXtreme programming teams
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Distributed Cognition without Distributed Knowing
In earlier works, I have argued that it is useful to think of much scientific activity, particularly in experimental sciences, as… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Implicit coordination in firefighting practice: design implications for teaching fire emergency responders
Fire emergency response requires rapidly processing and communicating information to coordinate teams that protect lives and… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Distributed cognition: domains and dimensions
Synthesizing the domains of investigation highlighted in current research in distributed cognition and related fields, this paper… 
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2006
Highly Cited
2006
Media and Pedagogy in Undergraduate Distance Education: A Theory-Based Meta-Analysis of Empirical Literature
This meta-analysis employs a theoretical framework in quantitatively synthesizing empirical studies that investigate the effects… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Situation Awareness as Distributed Cognition
In this paper we argue that the predominant models of Situation Awareness (SA) are inadequate for the study of systems operated… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
The Cognitive Basis of Science: Scientific cognition as distributed cognition
After introducing several different approaches to distributed cognition, I consider the application of these ideas to modern… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
ANALYSING HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION AS DISTRIBUTED COGNITION: THE RESOURCES MODEL
In this paper, we present a new approach to interaction modelling based on the concept of information resource. The approach is… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Activity centered design: towards a theoretical framework for CSCL
Computers have not yet had the profound impact on classroom practice that has been predicted. Given the proven potential of… 
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