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Download full textSwan, Karen – 1989
Unfortunately, much of the research devoted to Logo and problem solving has not supported the claim that Logo provides an environment in which children will develop problem solving skills, but the literature suggests that direct instruction and mediated Logo programming practice can result in the acquisition and transfer of certain problem solving…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Hypothesis Testing, Instructional Design, Intermediate Grades
Swan, Karen; And Others – 1989
The Computer Pilot Program of the Division of Computer Information Services of the New York City Board of Education was designed to investigate the claim that comprehensive computer-based instruction (CBI) might best be used to improve the basic skills of educationally disadvantaged students. This ongoing project is designed to identify…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance Patterns, Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction
Peer reviewedSwan, Karen; Shea, Peter; Fredericksen, Eric; Pickett, Alexandra; Pelz, William; Maher, Greg – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2000
Examines factors affecting the success of asynchronous online learning both through a review of the research and through an empirical investigation of student perceptions and course design factors in one of the largest asynchronous learning networks in the United States. Reveals that three such factors-consistency in course design, contact with…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication
