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ERIC Number: EJ330209
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1985
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Small-Group Discussions and the Microcomputer.
Cummings, R.
Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, v1 n3 p149-58 Dec 1985
Reports an investigation into pupil-talk in small groups during a computer simulation. The role of language as a communication and understanding aid is considered, along with the microcomputer's potential as a stimulus to and generator of discussion. The contents of participants' conversations, at and away from the microcomputer, are analyzed. (Author/MBR)
Descriptors: Communication Research, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Elementary Secondary Education, Group Discussion, Inquiry, Language, Literature Reviews, Microcomputers, Small Group Instruction, Speech Communication, Student Motivation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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