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Mioduser, David; Levy, Sharona T.; Talis, Vadim – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2009
This study explores young children's abstraction of the rules underlying a robot's emergent behavior. The study was conducted individually with six kindergarten children, along five sessions that included description and construction tasks, ordered by increasing difficulty. We developed and used a robotic control interface, structured as…
Descriptors: Young Children, Kindergarten, Robotics, Abstract Reasoning
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Kyle, William C., Jr. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1997
Argues that it is easier to transform schools and the process of schooling when social, cultural, political, and economic issues frame the discourse about how to ensure that all students have access to an equitable education. (DDR)
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Cultural Influences, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
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Rodrigues, Susan – Primary Science Review, 1997
Reports on a project in which children develop instructional technology skills while learning a great deal of science. Explains how children construct a multimedia presentation on the topic of invertebrates. (DDR)
Descriptors: Biology, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Concept Formation