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ERIC Number: EJ572126
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0360-1315
Computer Support for Learning in Collaborative Contexts: Prompted Hypothesis Testing in Physics.
Howe, Christine; Tolmie, Andy
Computers & Education, v30 n3-4 p223-35 Apr-May 1998
Describes software which was developed to help collaborating pupils test hypotheses. Discusses use of the software by 9-14 year-old pupils in Scotland, comparing their activity with that of similarly aged pupils who worked with otherwise equivalent software which lacked any prompts. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Group Discussion, Hypothesis Testing, Junior High Schools
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Scotland
Note: For related documents, see IR 538 055-059.