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The ‘informatic’ age is changing the labor functions of human beings. A commonly held view is that, just as the industrial revolution replaced human strength and dexterity with machine power, the computer revolution is replacing memory and algorithmic thinking with machine power. Actually, life is not so simple. The industrial revolution had powerful effects, but it is still true that human labor is indispensible—albeit with tools and standards of performance that are different from those of the past. For example, as remodeling work proceeds on Lesgold’s house, a wide range of tasks requiring artistry, dexterity, and even strength are still required—with different tools and standards of performance; Lesgold’s carpenter uses an electric nail driver instead of a hammer. But, brute strength has been supplanted by machine power and standards of human requirements have been raised: High levels of skilled handiwork are valued and simple labor is considered less valuable than it used to be.
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Lesgold, A., Katz, S. (1992). Models of Cognition and Educational Technologies: Implications for Medical Training. In: Evans, D.A., Patel, V.L. (eds) Advanced Models of Cognition for Medical Training and Practice. NATO ASI Series, vol 97. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-02833-9_14
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