Cognitive Objectives in LOGO Debugging Curriculum: Instruction, Learning, and Transfer.

Klahr, David; Carver, Sharon McCoy

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Publication Date: 1988

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Cognitive Objectives in LOGO Debugging Curriculum: Instruction, Learning, and Transfer.

Klahr, David; Carver, Sharon McCoy

Cognitive Psychology, v20 n3 p362-404 Jul 1988

Two studies (N=56) assessed an instruction program designed to teach elementary school children a complex computer-programming skill--how to debug LOGO graphics and listing-processing programs. The use of a precise computer simulation model proved to be the crux of the instructional model's success. (TJH)

Descriptors: Cognitive Objectives, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Simulation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Programing

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