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ERIC Number: EJ483722
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1962
Mathematical Explorations in Logo: Report of a Pilot Study from Costa Rica.
Edwards, Laurie D.
Educational Technology, v34 n5 p56-61 May-Jun 1994
Reports on a pilot study that examined use by sixth-grade students in Costa Rica of a mathematical microworld written in LOGO. The investigation had three phases: (1) open exploration of the microworld; (2) group discussion and sharing of hypotheses; and (3) guided discovery and problem solving. (Contains 11 references.) (SLW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Constructivism (Learning), Cooperative Learning, Discovery Processes, Educational Environment, Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Costa Rica; IBM PS 2; LOGO Programming Language; Microworlds