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The assigned topic of my target chapter was to relate the “transactional perspective” to a practice-based science of teaching and learning, which I understood as referring to the work of John Dewey and situated cognition. As Säljö eloquently explains in this volume, my chapter has two faces, with different scientific intentions: the first to inform cognitive science (particularly theories of memory, conceptualization, and consciousness), the second to inform instructional practice. In this response to the commentaries I revisit these two objectives and discuss others’ remarks that have stirred me and might be useful for future work to consider.
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Clancey, W.J. (2011). A Transactional Perspective on the Workshop: Looking Again and Wondering. In: Koschmann, T. (eds) Theories of Learning and Studies of Instructional Practice. Explorations in the Learning Sciences, Instructional Systems and Performance Technologies, vol 1. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7582-9_20
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