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Managing the Complexity of Human/Machine Interactions in Computerized Learning Environments: Guiding Students’ Command Process through Instrumental Orchestrations

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After an introduction which addresses some basic questions, this article is organized around three points: (1) The theoretical framework of the so-called “instrumental approach” which has been a theme in the last two CAME symposia; (2) A consideration of two processes (instrumentalization and instrumentation) which interact in the instrumental genesis; and (3) The introduction of the idea of instrumental orchestration as a way of allowing the teacher to assist the student’s instrumental genesis.

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This article originates from a lecture given at the Third CAME (Computer Algebra in Mathematics Education) Symposium (Reims, June 2003).

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Trouche, L. Managing the Complexity of Human/Machine Interactions in Computerized Learning Environments: Guiding Students’ Command Process through Instrumental Orchestrations. Int J Comput Math Learning 9, 281–307 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10758-004-3468-5

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