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Ippel, Martin J.; Meulemans, Caroline J. M. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1998
This study of second- and third-grade students in the Netherlands tests the hypothesis that simplification of the semantic structure will facilitate semantic understanding and acquisition of syntax knowledge within the LOGO Turtle World. Two microworlds were designed applying the theory of automata and abstract languages. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Foreign Countries, Grade 2, Grade 3
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van Merrienboer, Jeroen J. G. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1990
Describes study of Dutch high school students that compared instructional strategies in a computer programing course. Completion strategy, which emphasized the modification and extension of existing programs, was compared with generation strategy, which emphasized the design and coding of new programs. Future research is suggested based on results…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science Education, Foreign Countries
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Fox, Eric J.; Sullivan, Howard J. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2007
The purpose of this study was to compare traditional classification training for a set of abstract concepts with multiple-relations training consisting of inference practice and the use of a content diagram. To examine this, 200 undergraduate and graduate psychology students completed a Web-based tutorial covering the abstract concepts of a…
Descriptors: Classification, Psychology, Internet, Higher Education