Not the Computer but Human Interaction Is the Basis for Cognitive Development and Education.

Nielsen, Janni

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Publication Date: 1986

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Not the Computer but Human Interaction Is the Basis for Cognitive Development and Education.

Nielsen, Janni

Education and Computing, v2 n1-2 p53-61 1986

Describes a research project with teen-aged students in Denmark to illustrate the cognitive processes involved in learning computer programing and discusses the difficulties students encounter when learning to program. The use of home computers is briefly examined in the context of the need for human interaction in learning programing. (Author/LRW)

Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Developed Nations, Educational Philosophy, Foreign Countries, Interaction, Learning Processes, Microcomputers, Models, Programing, Secondary Education, Student Problems

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Denmark

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