Knowing, Learning and Teaching-How Homo Became Docens
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Summary, in English
This article discusses the relation between knowing, learning and teaching in relation to early Palaeolithic technologies. We begin by distinguishing between three kinds of knowledge: knowing how, knowing what and knowing that. We discuss the relation between these types of knowledge and different forms of learning and long-term memory systems. On the basis of this analysis, we present three types of teaching: (1) helping and correcting; (2) showing; and (3) explaining. We then use this theoretical framework to suggest what kinds of teaching are required for the pre-Oldowan, the Oldowan, the early Acheulean and the late Acheulean stone-knapping technologies. As a general introductory overview to this special section, the text concludes with a brief presentation of the papers included.
Department/s
Publishing year
2015
Language
English
Pages
847-858
Publication/Series
Cambridge Archaeological Journal
Volume
25
Issue
4
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Topic
- Archaeology
Status
Published
Project
- Thinking in Time: Cognition, Communication and Learning
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 0959-7743