Engineering Concepts: The Interplay between Concept Formation and Modeling Practices in Bioengineering Sciences

Autor/in	Nersessian, Nancy J.
Titel	Engineering Concepts: The Interplay between Concept Formation and Modeling Practices in Bioengineering Sciences
Quelle	In: Mind, Culture, and Activity, 19 (2012) 3, S.222-239 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1074-9039
DOI	10.1080/10749039.2012.688232
Schlagwörter	Laboratories; Scientific Concepts; Concept Formation; Sciences; Engineering; Engineering Education; Problem Solving; Cognitive Processes; Biological Sciences; Engineering Technology; Schematic Studies; Concept Teaching; Computer Simulation; Educational Practices; Ethnography; Observation; Interviews; Case Studies + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Laboratory; Laboratorium; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Science; Wissenschaft; Maschinenbau; Ingenieurausbildung; Problemlösen; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Abwasserbiologie; Maschinenbautechnik; Schematheorie; Computergrafik; Computersimulation; Bildungspraxis; Ethnografie; Beobachtung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study
Abstract	As much research has demonstrated, novel scientific concepts do not arise fully formed in the head of a scientist but are created in problem-solving processes, which can extend for considerable periods and even span generations of scientists. To understand concept formation and conceptual change it is important to investigate these processes in the contexts of scientific practice, that is, "in the wild." This article addresses "concept formation in the wild" through examining the relations between concept formation and physical and computational simulation modeling practices in two research laboratories in the bioengineering sciences. It argues that processes of concept formation and of building distributed cognitive systems are deeply entwined. (Contains 5 figures and 4 footnotes.) (ERIC).
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Update	2017/4/10