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The Expert Mathematician (version 3.0), a middle school math curriculum, was developed from LogoWriter, a computer program that the developer claims is designed to help children learn independently through exploration. According to J. J. Baker, the Expert Mathematician is designed to provide a creative environment that is intended to foster a…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Instructional Design, Mathematics Instruction, Grade 8
Peer reviewedPorter, Priscilla; Trimble, Kim – Social Studies Review, 1993
Maintains that, although exciting computer programs are available for U.S. history, not all of them support the curriculum of the California History-Social Science Framework. Focuses on computer software programs that target problem solving, decision making, and tool-based programs that support the California curriculum. (CFR)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Design
What Works Clearinghouse, 2004
There was no statistically significant difference in student performance between students receiving the Expert Mathematician curriculum and those in the control groups. Baker reported negligible differences between the Expert Mathematician intervention and control groups. The outcome measure is sufficiently reliable, based on the author's report…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Instructional Design, Control Groups, Instructional Effectiveness
