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van Merrienboer, Jeroen J. G. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1990
Describes study of Dutch high school students that compared instructional strategies in a computer programing course. Completion strategy, which emphasized the modification and extension of existing programs, was compared with generation strategy, which emphasized the design and coding of new programs. Future research is suggested based on results…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science Education, Foreign Countries
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Grandgenett, Neal; Thompson, Ann – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1991
Describes a study conducted at Iowa State University that investigated the effects of using guided programing instruction to train analogical reasoning. Two groups of students are compared who received different types of programing instruction, and the far transfer and the near transfer of instruction are explored. (35 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Analogy, Analysis of Variance, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Miller, Gloria E.; Emihovich, Catherine – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1986
The effects of mediated Logo programing instruction on preschoolers' comprehension monitoring performances were compared with a control group which received computer instruction via games designed to foster academic skills. Changes in self-monitoring were measured on verbal and nonverbal monitoring indexes during a referential communication task…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Kindergarten, Literature Reviews
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Kearsley, Greg – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1985
Surveys current state-of-the-art in courseware development for microcomputers; discusses guidelines for overall program and screen display design; describes three major approaches to developing courseware--programing language, authoring system, or authoring language use; and reviews two current research areas--automated instructional development…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Design
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Au, Wing K.; Leung, John P. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1991
Describes a study conducted in a Hong Kong primary school that compared the effects of learning LOGO programing with a process-oriented approach and a content-oriented approach to problem-solving skills. Transfer of training to nonprograming problem solving is discussed, and instruments used to assess students are explained. (33 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Education
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Clements, Douglas H. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1987
This study investigated the delayed effects of LOGO programing on the cognitive abilities and achievement of children in the primary grades. Results of tests administered 18 months after first graders participated in either LOGO computer programing or computer-assisted instruction treatments and interviews five months after testing are reported…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Tests
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Leso, Tim; Peck, Kyle L. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1992
Describes a study of undergraduates that was conducted to describe differences in anxiety in students entering two computer courses (i.e., a problem-solving and programing course and a software applications course) and to assess changes in anxiety levels attributed to each course. Further research is suggested. (19 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Change, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science Education
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Liao, Yuen-Kuang Cliff; Bright, George W. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1991
Describes results of a meta-analysis that was performed to synthesize existing research on the effects of computer programing on cognitive outcomes. Effect size is used to evaluate studies that used experimental and control groups to assess the relationship between computer programing and cognitive skills, and outcome measures are discussed. (79…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Variance, Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Johanson, Roger P. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1988
This review of research on computer use in education focuses on the development of higher order thinking skills and the effects of programming instruction. Eight hypotheses are proposed to account for the general failure of the research to confirm the expectations, and a new programming language, Prolog, is described. (70 references) (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Development, Developed Nations
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Dalton, David W.; Goodrum, David A. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1991
Describes a study that investigated the effects of computer programing activities, supplemented with problem-solving strategy instruction, on programing skills and on learner attitudes toward computers and toward problem-solving skills. The instruction of elementary students in LOGO and junior high students in BASIC is described, and further…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Education, Instructional Effectiveness
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Nichols, Lois Mayer – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1992
Describes a study that was conducted to investigate the influence of home computer ownership and use on the achievement of second- and fifth-grade students in a programing curriculum. The use of LOGO and BASIC programing curricula is discussed, and results are compared to those from an earlier study. (20 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Achievement, Analysis of Covariance, Analysis of Variance
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Van Merrienboer, Jeroen J. G.; De Croock, Marcel B. M. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1992
Discusses strategies for teaching elementary computer programing and describes a study that used two instructional strategies in a computer-based training program designed to teach turtle graphics programing techniques to novice undergraduate students. Learning activities that emphasized either the completion of existing programs or the generation…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science Education