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Causey, Robert L. – Perspectives in Computing: Applications in the Academic and Scientific Community, 1987
Describes two interactive computer programs that simulate abstract relationships and require students to use inductive reasoning, form and test hypotheses, and analyze functions of systems and the reasoning processes required to understand them. Their development and use in college philosophy of science courses is outlined, and possible future…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Courseware
Licht, Norman – 1984
The purpose of this study was to determine whether an electronic geoboard, a computer-software program, could be used to assess youngsters' ability to discover facts and relationships in an unlabled and ambiguous situation. Subjects--108 children, ages 6 to 12--were enrolled in grades 1 to 6 in Norwood, New York. The electronic geoboard served as…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Concept Formation, Courseware
