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ERIC Number: EJ516558
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0888-6504
Locus of Control, Self-Esteem, Achievement Motivation, and Problem-Solving Ability: LogoWriter and Simulations in the Fifth-Grade Classroom.
Tyler, Doris Kennedy; Vasu, Ellen Storey
Journal of Research on Computing in Education, v28 n1 p98-120 Fall 1995
Examines the effects of using LOGO, or problem-solving- oriented simulation software on locus of control, self-esteem, and achievement motivation for fifth-grade students. The importance of these variables in predicting LOGO mastery and far-transfer problem-solving ability was also examined. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Simulation, Elementary Education, Grade 5, Locus of Control, Problem Solving, Programming, Self Esteem, Student Motivation, Transfer of Training
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: LOGO Programming Language