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Supplementing Teachers' and Researchers' Use of Concrete Manipulatives in the Classroom with the Use of Digital Manipulatives.
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Kelly, Anthony E.; O'Kelly, James B. – Journal of Computing in Childhood Education, 1994
Describes the design of a computer-based problem-solving tool for teaching abstraction and classification to elementary school students. The task involves reasoning with attribute blocks. The software keeps a detailed trace of the student's actions, allowing teachers to provide intelligent feedback to the student. Results of a pilot study of the…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Software Development
The Use of Computers to Enhance Science Instruction in Pre-School and K-3 Classrooms.
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Yager, Robert E.; And Others – Journal of Computing in Childhood Education, 1993
Reviews problems with the use of the computer for science instruction in preschool and primary school classrooms. Describes efforts by educators enrolled in the Iowa Chautauqua Program to adapt appropriate materials for early childhood science instruction. Describes and evaluates specific computer programs which coincide with current goals for…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education