这句话该怎么理解呢?

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这句话该怎么理解呢?
Education researchers Nelson and Soli have also suggested that recent trends in learning often involve collaborative interaction of multiple minds and tools as much as individual possession of information.
这个as much as指的是什么?是recent trends in learning吗?

Education researchers Nelson and Soli have also suggested that recent trends in learning often involve collaborative interaction of multiple minds and tools as much as individual possession of information.
这个as much as有两种看法
1作状语 修饰involve collaborative interaction of multiple minds and tools
2作定语 修饰multiple minds and tools