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ERIC Number: EJ507051
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0007-1013
Cognitive Theory and the Use of Computers in the Primary Classroom.
Knight, Bruce Allen; Knight, Cecily
British Journal of Educational Technology, v26 n2 p141-48 May 1995
Research investigating the role of computers in the primary classroom is closely linked to the body of knowledge concerned with theories of learning and child development. Presents research as an attempt to provide scientifically supportable reasons why computers are effective in education and examines the educational application of cognitive theory to classroom instruction. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Child Development, Classroom Research, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Research, Educational Technology, Elementary Education, Epistemology, Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Theories, Use Studies
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Technology Role