ABSTRACT

The Laboratory of Comparative Human Cognition (LCHC) developed the Fifth Dimension (5D) prototype play/learning environment in 1982 in order to study the role of context in human cognition. The prototype, which blended play and learning with computers, children and college students acting as intergenerational teams, and university/community partnership, was first implemented in comparative community contexts in 1987. Since that time, the prototype has been implemented by researchers across California, the US, and the globe with the goal of integrating research, teaching, and community outreach. This commentary uses practice theory and bioecological systems theory to consider the process by which this research prototype contributed to the emergence of a multigenerational social and cultural practice. The emergent practice of 5D implementation and research is consistent with and has been supported by LCHC’s underlying concern with equity and social justice in education and a research approach characterized by intellectual and cultural openness, collaboration, and a historical lens on phenomena under study and the research itself.

摘要

比较人类认知实验室（LCHC）于1982年开发了第五维度（5D）原型游戏/学习环境，以研究情境在人类认知中的作用。该原型将游戏和学习与计算机，儿童和大学生作为代际团队以及大学/社区伙伴关系融为一体，于1987年在比较社区环境中首次实施。此后，该原型已由加利福尼亚州的研究人员实施，美国和全球，其目标是整合研究，教学和社区推广。该评论使用实践理论和生物生态系统理论来考虑这一研究原型促成多代社会和文化实践出现的过程。