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Small-Group Discussions and the Microcomputer.
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Cummings, R. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 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.…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Elementary Secondary Education
A Survey of Microcomputer Use and Provision in Primary Schools.
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Jackson, A.; And Others – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1986
Presents results from an exhaustive survey of Hertfordshire (England) primary schools which provides detailed information on microcomputer provision, classroom use, and headteachers' and teachers' aims and attitudes. An analysis of factors that influence microcomputer use is included. (Author/MBR)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Computer Software, Educational Change, Educational Objectives