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Activity theory

Activity theory (AT; Russian: Теория деятельности) is an umbrella term for a line of eclectic social-sciences theories and research with its roots in the Soviet psychological activity theory pioneered by Sergei Rubinstein in the 1930s. It was later advocated for and popularized by Alexei Leont'ev. Some of the traces of the theory in its inception can…

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related to Further reading · 41
Activity theory → Acting, Activity, Activity Theory Approach, Aldershot, Amy Bruckman, Andrea Forte, Ashgate, Becoming Wikipedian, Bertelsen, Bonnie, Bryant, Bødker, Carroll, Cognitive Perspective, Commerce, Consumers, Ed, Eds, England, Extending Web Sites' Usability
related to Sources · 29
Activity theory → Activity, Behavioral Science, Consciousness, Cultural-historical Psychology, Eds, English, Gould, Human-Computer Interaction, Hyland, Ideas, In, In Hasan, Information Systems, Integrative Psychological, Learning, Leont'ev, MIT Press, Moscow, Personal Network, PersonalityEngeström
related to Scandinavian · 22
Activity theory → Actor-Network Theory, American Pragmatism, AT, Cognitive Science, Constructivism, It, Kuutti, Learning, Leont'ev's, Nardi, Scandinavian, Soviet, Soviet Union, The, The Scandinavian AT, This, UK, US, Vygotsky's Cultural-historical, Western
related to history · 21
Activity theory → Anokhin, AT, Bedny, Gordeeva, Leont'ev, Leont'ev's, Luria, Moscow Institute, Nikolai Bernstein, Ponomarenko, Psychology, Pushkin, Russian, Sergei Rubinstein, Soviet, The, This, Vygotsky, Vygotsky's, Zarakovsky
related to Learning and tacit knowledge · 14
Activity theory → Activity, Engeström, Engeström's, For, In, Internalisation, Learning, Leont'ev's, Lompscher, Nonaka, Nonaka's, Of, Verenikina, Vygotsky
related to Systemic-structural activity theory (SSAT) · 14
Activity theory → American, Anokhin, At, Bernshtein, English-language, Its, Psychology, Russian, Set, Soviet, SSAT, The, Under, Western
related to Information systems · 11
Activity theory → Activity, Bonnie Nardi, For Activity Theorists, In, Kari Kuutti, Kuutti's, Nardi, Nardi's, People, The, Vygotsky
related to External links · 10
Activity theory → Activity TheoryGiorgos Kakarinos, Archived, History, Leontiev's Activity Theory, Methodological, September, The Future, The Logic, Wayback Machine, What
related to Activities · 6
Activity theory → Activity, An, As, Kuutti, To, Transforming
related to Theory · 6
Activity theory → Activity, Bryant, Engeström, However, Leonti'ev, The

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Pushkininstance ofThis work was subsequently developed by researchers0.80text
Zinchenkoinstance ofThis work was subsequently developed by researchers0.80text
chimpanzees could only be explained by the ape's formation of multi-phase plans using toolsinstance ofthe behaviour of higher primates0.80text
Cognitive Scienceinstance ofThe Scandinavian AT school of thought seeks to integrate and develop concepts from Vygotsky's Cultural-historical psychology and Leont'ev's activity theory with Western intellec…0.80text
American Pragmatisminstance ofThe Scandinavian AT school of thought seeks to integrate and develop concepts from Vygotsky's Cultural-historical psychology and Leont'ev's activity theory with Western intellec…0.80text
Constructivisminstance ofThe Scandinavian AT school of thought seeks to integrate and develop concepts from Vygotsky's Cultural-historical psychology and Leont'ev's activity theory with Western intellec…0.80text
and Actor-Network Theoryinstance ofThe Scandinavian AT school of thought seeks to integrate and develop concepts from Vygotsky's Cultural-historical psychology and Leont'ev's activity theory with Western intellec…0.80text
Heideggerinstance ofPhilosophers0.80text
Wittgenstein came to play an important roleinstance ofPhilosophers0.80text
primarily through discussions of the limitations of AIinstance ofPhilosophers0.80text
the Psychology of Setinstance ofas well as other work within Soviet psychology0.80text
increasing his or her annual bonusinstance ofa programmer in writing a program may address goals aligned towards multiple motives0.80text

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