Journal of East China Normal University(Educationa ›› 2018, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (6): 19-28+154.doi: 10.16382/j.cnki.1000-5560.2018.06.002

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The Tacit Dimension of Technology Knowledge and its Pragmatic Knowing

XU Jinlei   

  1. Development Planning Office, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210097, China
  • Online:2018-11-20 Published:2018-11-29

Abstract: This paper explores the knowledge essence of technology from the perspective of thick epistemology and analyzes the importance of revealing the technology knowledge characteristics from the tacit dimension. Perspective of tacit epistemology, together with the characteristics of technology knowledge itself, can provide strategies and methods for the tacit knowing of technology and its pragmatic knowing through the analysis of the technology tacit knowledge's cognitive characteristics of embodiment, knowledge by acquaintance and dynamic awareness. Situation and practice are the right settings for the tacit knowing of technology. Sensory and experience are the awareness path for the tacit knowing of technology. Examples and integrity are the pattern recognition for the tacit knowing of technology. Demonstration and exercise are the prior strategy for the tacit knowing of technology.

Key words: technology knowledge, technology tacit knowledge, technology epistemology, cognitive characteristics, pragmatic knowing