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Situated, embodied and social problem-solving in virtual worlds

Author(s) -

Andrew Cram,

John Hedberg,

Maree Gosper,

Geoffrey Dick

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

research in learning technology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.52

H-Index - 26

eISSN - 2156-7077

pISSN - 2156-7069

DOI - 10.1080/21567069.2011.624172

Subject(s) - situated , embodied cognition , context (archaeology) , situated learning , social worlds , sociology , metaverse , computer science , epistemology , psychology , human–computer interaction , pedagogy , artificial intelligence , virtual reality , social science , philosophy , paleontology , biology

Contemporary theories of problem-solving highlight that expertise is domainspecific, contingent on the social context and available resources, and involvesknowledge, skills, attitudes, emotions and values. Developing educational activitiesthat incorporate all of these elements is a challenge. Through case studies,this paper outlines how situated, embodied and social problem-solving activitieswithin virtual worlds can elicit responses that engage all facets of expertise.13 page(s

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