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ERIC Number: EJ478472
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0256-2928
Socio-Historical Concepts Applied to Observations of Computer Use.
Griffin, Peg; And Others
European Journal of Psychology of Education, v7 n4 p269-86 Dec 1992
Reports on a study of 12 U.S. and Russian elementary students working with a mathematics computer software program. Finds that students working together learned the program's concepts faster. Discusses implications of the findings and the significance of sociohistorical frameworks on cognitive processes. (CFR)
Descriptors: Achievement, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Learning, Cultural Differences, Educational Environment, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Group Activities, Group Dynamics, Learning Motivation, Learning Theories, Mathematics Instruction, Psychology, Student Attitudes, Student Characteristics, Teacher Attitudes
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Russia; Vygotsky (Lev S)