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ERIC Number: EJ398120
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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The Harmful Effects of Excessive Optimism in Educational Computing.
Maddux, Cleborne D.
Educational Technology, v29 n7 p23-29 Jul 1989
Identifies and discusses 10 overly optimistic claims for the use of computers in the classroom, and makes recommendations concerning each claim. Highlights include computer labs versus curriculum integration; the development of hardware versus software; the values of computer literacy; computer networking; computer education training; the use of Logo; and telecommunications. (15 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Networks, Computer Science Education, Courseware, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Laboratories, Microcomputers, Problem Solving, Teacher Education, Telecommunications
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: LOGO Programing Language