Processus d’intégration du microordinateur XO dans une école primaire gabonaise : analyse sous l’angle de la théorie de l’activité

Authors

  • Hilaire Bibang-Assoumou Centre de Recherche et d’Intervention sur la Réussite Scolaire (CRIRES)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51657/ric.v1i1.41020

Keywords:

ICT integration, OLPC, XO laptop, Pedagogical innovation, Impact

Abstract

This study aims to understand and illustrate the process of integrating the XO in a primary school in Libreville, Gabon. Conducted from the standpoint of Cultural Historic Activity Theory (CHAT), it leads to intrasystemic tensions induced by the lack of openness of the teachers' activity system towards tools not recommended by the official curriculum, and intersystemic tensions caused by the weakening of borders on the fringe of activity systems involved in student development in context. While intrasystemic tensions tend to begin expanding the integration of XO activity, intersystemic tensions lead instead to a "paralysis" to the point where it was difficult for teachers to make sense of a use of the XO driven by a motivation to change their classroom practice.

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2013-05-03

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How to Cite

Processus d’intégration du microordinateur XO dans une école primaire gabonaise : analyse sous l’angle de la théorie de l’activité. (2013). International Review of CRIRES: Innovating in the Tradition of Vygotsky, 1(1), 33-49. https://doi.org/10.51657/ric.v1i1.41020