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Solomon, Cynthia J.; Papert, Seymour – 1976
This paper describes and comments on a seven year old's experiences with turtle graphics in order to explore some important issues with regard to using computers in education and to probe into the question of what programming ideas and projects will engage young children. The case study which is described took place at the Artificial Intelligence…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Children, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics
Papert, Seymour; Reinhold, Fran – Electronic Learning, 1986
Logo creator Seymour Papert discusses ways Logo can be improved to accommodate different learning styles and strengthen word processing and list processing capabilities. In an interview, Papert discusses computers' influences on learning, Logo's underlying concepts, teacher use of Logo, Logo's discovery learning approach, and development of Logo…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Discovery Learning
Papert, Seymour; Solomon, Cynthia – 1971
Ideas about computers in education are usually limited to transactions of a conversational form between students and machines. Computers, however, can do many other things and it is only inertia and prejudice, not lack of ideas, which stand in the way of broadening the range of computer applications in schools. Several examples, over half of which…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Science Education