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ERIC Number: EJ542056
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-3831
Eight-Year-Old-Pupils' Problem-Solving Processes within a LOGO Learning Environment.
Suomala, Jyrki
Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, v40 n4 p291-309 Dec 1996
Social problem solving, effectance motivation, and information processing were studied with 38 Finnish eight-year olds using the LOGO computer programming language learned through discovery learning. Results suggest that LOGO promotes the development of problem-solving skills if each student receives sufficient support from the teacher. (SLD)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Discovery Learning, Educational Environment, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Relationship, Problem Solving, Programming, Skill Development, Teacher Student Relationship, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Finland; LOGO Programming Language