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ERIC Number: EJ495282
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0256-8543
Theory-Based Development of Computer Microworlds.
Biddlecomb, Barry D.
Journal of Research in Childhood Education, v8 n2 p87-98 Spr-Sum 1994
Uses work on children's counting schemes and a radical constructivist orientation to describe the development of computer microworlds for the teaching of rational numbers. Suggests that the design of complex software systems needs a strong theoretical background to provide direction for the design. Suggests that computer environments are the result of choices constrained by the model. (AA)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Constructivism (Learning), Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Fractions, Learning Activities, Learning Processes, Learning Theories, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Materials, Number Concepts, Problem Solving
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Knowledge Acquisition