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Peer reviewedMcGrath, Diane – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1988
Describes study of high school students that was conducted to determine whether instruction in a second programing language helps produce transfer of problem solving skills. The six dependent variables used in the study are discussed; pretests and posttests are described; and suggestions are made for further research. (36 references) (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Pretests Posttests
Peer reviewedCathcart, W. George – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1990
Describes study that was conducted with fifth graders to investigate the effects of Logo instruction on three measures of cognitive style: divergent thinking, field dependence/independence, and impulsivity/reflectivity. Treatments of the experimental and control groups are explained, and results of pretests and posttests are analyzed. (11…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Computer Assisted Instruction, Conceptual Tempo, Divergent Thinking
Peer reviewedTurner, Sandra V.; Land, Michael L. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1988
Describes study that investigated the effect of learning Logo on middle school students' understanding of specific mathematical concepts and on their level of cognitive development. Treatments for the experimental and control groups are outlined, hypotheses tested are explained, and pretests and posttests are described. (22 references) (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Covariance, Cognitive Development, Computer Assisted Instruction
Peer reviewedJohanson, 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
Peer reviewedNichols, 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
Peer reviewedVan 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
