The Reflection Object: An Activity-Theory Informed Concept for Designing for Reflection. Issue 3 (5th October 2021)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- The Reflection Object: An Activity-Theory Informed Concept for Designing for Reflection. Issue 3 (5th October 2021)
- Main Title:
- The Reflection Object: An Activity-Theory Informed Concept for Designing for Reflection
- Authors:
- Pammer-Schindler, Viktoria
Prilla, Michael - Abstract:
- Abstract: A substantial body of human-computer interaction literature investigates tools that are intended to support reflection, e.g. under the header of quantified self or in computer-mediated learning. These works describe the issues that are reflected on by users in terms of examples, such as reflecting on financial expenditures, lifestyle, professional growth, etc. A coherent concept is missing. In this paper, the reflection object is developed based on activity theory, reflection theory and related design-oriented research. The reflection object is both what is reflected on and what is changed through reflection. It constitutes the link between reflection and other activities in which the reflecting person participates. By combining these two aspects—what is reflected on and what is changed—into a coherent conceptual unit, the concept of the reflection object provides a frame to focus on how to support learning, change and transformation, which is a major challenge when designing technologies for reflection.
- Is Part Of:
- Interacting with computers. Volume 33:Issue 3(2021)
- Journal:
- Interacting with computers
- Issue:
- Volume 33:Issue 3(2021)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 33, Issue 3 (2021)
- Year:
- 2021
- Volume:
- 33
- Issue:
- 3
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2021-0033-0003-0000
- Page Start:
- 295
- Page End:
- 310
- Publication Date:
- 2021-10-05
- Subjects:
- activity theory -- reflective learning -- reflection -- design theory -- reflective informatics -- computer-mediated reflection
Human-computer interaction -- Periodicals
004.019 - Journal URLs:
- http://iwc.oxfordjournals.org/ ↗
http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1093/iwc/iwab027 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0953-5438
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