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Govender, Irene – Computers & Education, 2009
In this paper the influence of the learning context is considered when learning to program. For the purposes of this study, the lectures, study process, previous knowledge or teaching experience and tests comprised the learning context. The article argues that students' experiences of the learning context have important implications for teaching…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Context Effect, Educational Environment, Teachers
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Ram, Vevek – South African Journal of Higher Education, 1996
Discusses problems in creating the information retrieval mechanisms used in constructivist computer-based learning environments to support knowledge discovery: (1) subject can not always be pre-specified and the learner may not know what to seek; (2) retrieval strategies differ considerably from conventional ones, with the search including data,…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Constructivism (Learning), Educational Media, Epistemology
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Leron, Uri; Dubinsky, Ed – American Mathematical Monthly, 1995
Describes a constructivist, interactive approach for teaching undergraduate mathematics, abstract algebra in particular, using computer constructions programmed in ISETL to induce students' mental constructions and collaborative learning to help students reflect on these constructions. (18 references) (MKR)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, College Mathematics, Computer Uses in Education, Constructivism (Learning)