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CONTACT-2: A Computer-Assisted Instructional Strategy for Promoting Conceptual Change.
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Biemans, Harm J. A.; Simons, P. Robert-Jan – Instructional Science, 1996
Tests the effectiveness of CONTACT-2, a revision of CONTACT strategy, which uses continuous, computer-assisted activation of learner conceptions in text processing. CONTACT-2 was found to be more effective as a process-oriented instructional strategy. Student subjects in grades five and six with the CONTACT-2 condition constructed better…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Strategies
Collaborative Learning Processes Associated with High and Low Conceptual Progress.
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Oshima, Jun; And Others – Instructional Science, 1996
Computer-Supported Intentional Learning Environments (CSILE) is a database system in which learners collaboratively construct the knowledge represented in the database. This study examines how students in a grade-five and -six classroom built their database on a science topic, electricity. Differences in cognitive and operative activities between…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperative Learning