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Computers as Cognitive Tools: Learning with Technology, Not from Technology.
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Jonassen, David H. – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 1995
Cognitive tools, computer-based applications normally used as productivity software, can also function as knowledge representation formalisms that require learners to think critically. Databases, spreadsheets, semantic networks, expert systems, and multimedia/hypermedia construction can function as computer-based cognitive tools to expand student…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education