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Of mind and media: EBSCOhost - 1 views

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forms of representation H800

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  • different forms of representation have what philosophers call different fields of reference.
  • even when different symbolic forms of representation address the same field of reference, conveying (what appears to be) the same information
  • strongly colored by the knowledge structures ("schemata") we already possess
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  • much may depend on the richness and organization of the knowledge schemata one brings to bear on the incoming information
  • affect meanings is a matter of balance between them and the richness of one's schemata
  • basic symbolic forms of representation--language, number, spatial relations, movement, pitch
  • the convergence of findings supports the conclusion that different symbolic forms of representation require different symbolic capacities
  • The seven intelligences he describes (linguistic, musical, logical/mathematical, spatial, bodily/kinesthetic, intrapersonal, and interpersonal)
  • different symbolic forms of representation are processed by different sets of mental skills and capacities
  • hildren do not expend much mental effort on a televised story, even when it is quite poetic and requires effort
  • Thus they learn far less from it than from an equivalent story in print.
  • Where or when television is perceived as a serious medium
  • They also seem to be gradually changing the meaning of "knowledge," from something that is possessed to something to which we have access
Kev Harland

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H800 forms of representation

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  • mportant questions about the ways in which learning complex systems can be assisted by making use of the same technological environments that give rise to the learning need
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