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A Comparison of the Effects of Lego TC Logo and Problem Solving Software on Elementary Students' Problem Solving Skills.
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Palumbo, Debra L; Palumbo, David B. – Journal of Computing in Childhood Education, 1993
Computer-based problem-solving software exposure was compared to Lego TC LOGO instruction. Thirty fifth graders received either Lego LOGO instruction, which couples Lego building block activities with LOGO computer programming, or instruction with various problem-solving computer programs. Although both groups showed significant progress, the Lego…
Descriptors: Children, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation
Using Readability Formulas to Establish the Grade Level Difficulty of Software.
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Clariana, Roy B. – Journal of Computing in Childhood Education, 1993
Compared the grade level difficulty obtained from seven readability formulas to student reading levels from two national standardized tests to determine which formulas best determined the readability of computer-based text. Found that the Flesch-Kincaid, FOG, and ARI formulas provided the best estimate of reading grade level of computer-based text…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation, Elementary Education