Toward A Framework for Culturally Responsive Design in Multimedia Computer Environments: Cultural Modeling as A Case.

Lee, Carol D.

This article offers a framework for the design of learning environments that takes culture explicitly into account. This article situates a rationale for the framework based on research in the learning sciences, cultural psychology, and cultural-historical-activity theory. The Cultural Modeling Framework is of-fered as an example of a culturally responsive approach to design. This article makes an explicit argu-ment for the function of culturally responsive design in computer-based tools. It illustrates culturally responsive design in technology and its consequences for student learning.

PSYCHOLOGY of learning; SCHOOL environment; ETHNOPSYCHOLOGY; TEACHING aids; EDUCATIONAL technology; COMPUTER assisted instruction; EDUCATIONAL psychology

Mind, Culture & Activity, 2003, Vol 10, Issue 1, p42

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Academic Journal

10.1207/S15327884MCA1001_05