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Wild, M. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1996
Examines the place of mental models in the process of knowledge construction, particularly by the relationship between mental models and computer models in that process. Analyzes and discusses children's use of spreadsheets to build their own computer models. Suggests that the process of building models on a computer may provide direct support to…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Education

Mioduser, David; Santa Maria Marin, Marta – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1995
Describes an exploratory study on the acquisition and use of knowledge representation skills and structures by sixth-graders, supported by a computer-based learning environment. Results indicated that symbolic structures can be taught successfully, and that students using them in the context of instructional tasks perform at the higher band of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Communications, Computer Assisted Instruction

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

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