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Beyond Amplification: Using the Computer To Reorganize Mental Functioning. Technical Report No. 38.
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Pea, Roy D. – 1986
This paper considers the possibilities of using computers not only to amplify, but to reorganize children's thinking and mental functioning. These two different conceptualizations of the transformational role of noncomputer cognitive technologies (such as written language) in human intelligence and cognitive change are sketched, and the different…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Cultural Influences