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ERIC Number: EJ289625
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983
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Five Essays on Computers in Education.
O'Brien, Thomas C.
Phi Delta Kappan, v65 n2 p110-12 Oct 1983
Argues the need to use computers for developing active intelligence and dynamic knowledge (versus static copying). Also suggests utilizing computers to solve problems for which they are most appropriate and to assist personal development through "dissonance" (presenting challenges to each individual's equilibrium). (JBM)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Cognitive Development, Computer Assisted Instruction, Creative Development, Developmental Stages, Individual Development, Learning, Self Actualization
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Personal Development