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Organizational closure and conceptual coherence

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  • 1Centre for Educational Technology and Development, De Montfort University, Leicester, United Kingdom. bscott@dmu.ac.uk

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
|May 20, 2000
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This study explores Gordon Pask's conversation theory (CT) to explain conceptual coherence in self-organizing systems. A two-cycle learning model is presented to understand knowledge structures and the process of knowing.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Science
  • Cybernetics
  • Epistemology

Background:

  • Reviews Gordon Pask's conversation theory (CT).
  • CT explains conceptual coherence via organizational closure in complex systems.
  • Focuses on knowledge structures and the process of knowing.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Present Pask's models of conceptual structures and processes.
  • Introduce a two-cycle learning model based on CT.
  • Explore CT's application to epistemology and self-organization.

Main Methods:

  • Review of Gordon Pask's conversation theory.
  • Development of a two-cycle learning model.
  • Recursive application of the model to generate learning cycles.
  • Reflexive analysis of the model itself.

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Main Results:

  • Presents Pask's key concepts in conversation theory.
  • Introduces a two-cycle learning model for conceptual coherence.
  • Demonstrates recursive and reflexive applications of the model.
  • Draws parallels with autopoiesis and cybernetics.

Conclusions:

  • The two-cycle model captures Pask's insights on conceptual closure.
  • The model aids in understanding learning cycles and knowledge topology.
  • Reflexive application characterizes epistemological limits and awareness.