Index

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1

1.1 Methodology
1.2 Cognitive Mapping and Frames of Reference
1.3 Research Questions and Purpose
1.4 Limitations of Study
1.5 Significance of the Research
1.6 Social Software and Communities of Inquiry

2

2.1.1 Culture
2.1.2 Language
2.1.3 Relationship with environment
2.2 Neo-Vygotskyian Studies and Digitally-mediated Curricula

3

3.1 The Pilot Study
3.2 The Main Study
3.2.1 Research Neighbourhoods
3.2.2 Pre- and Post-tests
3.2.3 Orienteering task
3.2.4 Perspectives task
3.2.5 Peer critique and presentation
3.3 Evaluation of design
3.4 Modes of Discourse and Conversational Frameworks
3.4.1 Task frames (leading pair)
3.4.2 Interactional scaffolds
3.4.3 Acknowledgments
3.4.4 Task frames (following pair)
3.4.5 Clarifications
3.4.6 Follow-ups

4

4.1 Pre- and Post-tests
4.2 Orienteering Task
4.3 Perspectives Task
4.4 Peer Critique

5

5.1 Case One - Team 'Little Guilin' (A)
5.1.2 Orienteering task
5.1.3 Cognitive maps
5.1.4 Perspectives task
5.2 Case Two - Team 'Little Guilin' (B)
5.2.2 Orienteering task
5.2.3 Cognitive maps
5.2.4 Perspectives task
5.3 Summative discussion

6

6.2 Orienteering task
6.3 Cognitive maps
6.4 Perspectives task
6.5 Summative discussion

7

7.1 Overview of Design & Summary of Primary Findings
7.2 Adolescent Explorations and Understandings of Local Environments
7.3 Adolescent Communication of Environmental Understanding
7.4 Adolescent Communication of Navigational Information
7.5 The Role of Messaging in Augmenting Environmental Understanding
7.6 Limitations and Areas for Further Research

A

Abstract
Acknowledgments

B

Bibliography

C

Chapter Five - Comparison of Two Specific Cases at the Same Field Site
Chapter Four - Results and Discussion of Main Study
Chapter One - Introduction
Chapter Seven - Conclusion
Chapter Six - Multiple Interpretations and Pre- / Misconceptions: the Case of Team 'Jurong East'
Chapter Three - Detailed Description of Research Methodology and Implementation of Intervention
Chapter Two - Theoretical Foundations and Review of Literature

J

Just Registered

P

Pictures in place: adolescent usage of multimedia messaging in the negotiation, construction and sharing of meaning about local environments

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