Theory Comparison Chart

Nardi (1995) compares and contrasts the various social learning theories, which draws attention to the subtle differences between the theories. We have prepared a three column chart that organizes these subtle differences. Our hope is that you will find this chart to be a valuable reference tool for future use (i.e. Thought Question #3) or in other courses.

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References:

Nardi, B. A. (1995) Studying Context: A comparison of activity theory, situated action models, and distributed cognition.  In B. A. Nardi (Ed.) Context and Consciousness: Activity Theory and Human-Computer Interaction  (pp. 35-52). Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.  Retrieved October 20, 2011 at: http://www.ics.uci.edu/~corps/phaseii/nardi-ch4.pdf