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ERIC Number: EJ335784
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Three Anchors and Computer-Assisted Learning.
O'Brien, Thomas C.
NASSP Bulletin, v70 n489 p18-24 Apr 1986
Dicusses three education "anchors" weighing students down: adherence to print, overreliance on facts, and one-way transmission of information. Appropriate computer software can enliven a boring classroom by streamlining repetitive tasks (like revising and editing) and encouraging interactive construction of ideas. (MLH)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Concept Formation, Curriculum Enrichment, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Improvement, Instructional Innovation, Microcomputers, Student Participation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Audience: Administrators; Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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