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50 Years of ERIC
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Building Blocks for Young Children's Mathematical Development.
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Sarama, Julie; Clements, Douglas H. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2002
Describes the design principles behind a set of research-based software microworlds included in the "Building Blocks" program, a pre-kindergarten to grade 2 software-based mathematics curriculum. Discusses how to help children extend and mathematize their everyday activities and presents the nine-step design process model used. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Courseware, Design Requirements
Longitudinal Study of the Effects of LOGO Programming on Cognitive Abilities and Achievement.
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Clements, Douglas H. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1987
This study investigated the delayed effects of LOGO programing on the cognitive abilities and achievement of children in the primary grades. Results of tests administered 18 months after first graders participated in either LOGO computer programing or computer-assisted instruction treatments and interviews five months after testing are reported…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Tests
Effectance Motivation, Perceived Scholastic Competence, and Higher-Order Thinking in Two Cooperative Computer Environments.
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Nastasi, Bonnie K.; Clements, Douglas H. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1994
This study of third graders examined whether qualitatively distinct cooperative computer environments (using LOGO and curriculum-based instruction in writing) engender social experiences that enhance motivation and self-concepts as learners; and the extent to which differences in motivation and self-perception accounted for differences in…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Context Effect, Cooperative Learning, Grade 3
Computer Environments for Learning Geometry.
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Clements, Douglas H.; Battista, Michael T. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1994
Reviews research describing computer functions of construction-oriented computer environments and evaluates their contributions to students' learning of geometry. Topics discussed include constructing geometric concepts; the use of LOGO in elementary school mathematics; software that focuses on geometric construction; and implications for the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer System Design, Courseware, Elementary School Mathematics