Boyle, J. G., Walters, M. R. , Jamieson, S. and Durning, S. J. (2023) Distributed cognition: theoretical insights and practical applications to health professions education: AMEE Guide No. 159. Medical Teacher, (doi: 10.1080/0142159X.2023.2190479) (PMID:37043405) (Early Online Publication)
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Abstract
Distributed cognition (DCog) is a member of the family of situativity theories that widens the lens of cognition from occurring solely inside the head to being socially, materially and temporally distributed within a dynamic system. The concept of extending the view of cognition to outside the head of a single health professional is relatively new in the healthcare system. DCog has been increasingly used by researchers to describe many ways in which health professionals perform in teams within structured clinical environments to deliver healthcare for patients. In this Guide, we expound ten central tenets of the macro (grand) theory of DCog (1. Cognition is decentralized in a system; 2. The unit of analysis is the system; 3. Cognitive processes are distributed; 4. Cognitive processes emerge from interactions; 5. Cognitive processes are interdependent; 6. Social organization is a cognitive architecture; 7. Division of labour; 8. Social organization is a system of communication; 9. Buffering and filtering; 10. Cognitive processes are encultured) to provide theoretical insights as well as practical applications to the field of health professions education.
| Item Type: | Articles |
|---|---|
| Status: | Early Online Publication |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Boyle, Dr James and Jamieson, Professor Susan and Walters, Professor Matthew |
| Authors: | Boyle, J. G., Walters, M. R., Jamieson, S., and Durning, S. J. |
| College/School: | College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing |
| Journal Name: | Medical Teacher |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
| ISSN: | 0142-159X |
| ISSN (Online): | 1466-187X |
| Published Online: | 12 April 2023 |
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