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Peer reviewedBliss, Joan; Ogborn, Jon – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1989
Discusses the nature and function of mental models, explains tools for exploratory and expressive learning, and describes a research program to be conducted in the United Kingdom for 10- to 16-year-olds that is designed to explore characteristics of students' mental models. Highlights include knowledge domains; software, including simulations; and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Courseware, Discovery Learning
Peer reviewedMercer, Neil – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1994
Describes findings of the Spoken Language and New Technology (SLANT) research project which studied the talk of primary school children in the United Kingdom who were working in small groups at computers with various kinds of software. Improvements in the quality of talk and collaboration during computer-based activities are suggested. (Contains…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperative Learning, Courseware, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedLienard, Brian – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1995
Describes a longitudinal study conducted at the University of London (England) that investigated the prior instructional technology (IT) experience of Post-Graduate Certificate in Education students. IT skills and the National Curriculum are considered, and implications for IT training within initial teacher training courses are discussed. (LRW)
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Course Content, Educational Technology, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedHammond, M. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1994
Considers the impact of information technology (IT) on children's learning in schools with particular reference to two studies that examined the value of using IT. Discussion includes the difficulties of evaluating IT effectiveness and some explanations for the insignificant impact of IT in the studies. (13 references) (KRN)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Control Groups, Courseware
Peer reviewedDobson, M.; And Others – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1993
Discusses collaborative authoring, computer-supported collaborative work and the reuse of multimedia courseware; describes a consolidated model, Open Systems for the Collaborative Authoring and Reuse (OSCAR) of courseware, that was drawn from other abstract models; and examines hypermedia systems, object-oriented communication models, and the…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Collaborative Writing, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware
Peer reviewedJohnstone, A. H. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1991
Discusses difficulties of learning and teaching science at the secondary school level. Highlights include the nature of science concepts; multilevel thought; the use of scientific experiments; language problems; students' learning processes; and an information processing model that can be used to guide thinking and research in this area. (10…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Learning Processes, Models, Science Education
