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ERIC Number: EJ376637
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Using Microcomputers To Teach Problem Solving: A Critical Review.
Dudley-Marling, Curt; Owston, Ronald D.
Educational Technology, v28 n7 p27-33 Jul 1988
Critically evaluates the assumption that microcomputer-based instruction can be used to teach generalizable thinking and problem solving skills. Transference of problem solving skills across domains is discussed, and strategies to promote problem solving abilities are examined, including computer assisted instruction and learning programing languages such as Logo. (49 references) (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Strategies, Microcomputers, Problem Solving, Programing Languages, Transfer of Training
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Critical Evaluation; LOGO Programing Language