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Peer reviewedLinn, Marcia C. – Educational Researcher, 1985
Discusses whether and how computer programing courses can teach problem solving. Provides results of an integrated set of studies of middle school programing students whose problem solving skills increased in a programing class. Argues that "exemplary" instruction is more efficient than "typical" instruction. Examines the influence of students'…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Science Education, Middle Schools, Performance Factors
Peer reviewedLinn, Marcia C. – Learning and Instruction, 1992
The development and evaluation of a series of hypermedia tools designed to help students learn to program in PASCAL or LISP are described. Classroom trials with 171 college students illustrate use of the developed tools. The use of hypermedia to foster integrated understanding is discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Classroom Research, College Students, Comprehension, Computer Assisted Instruction
Autonomous Classroom Computer Environments for Learning. Progress Report and Annotated Bibliography.
Download full textLinn, Marcia C. – 1988
This document provides both a brief progress report for the Autonomous Classroom Computer Environments for Learning (ACCEL) project and an annotated bibliography of publications from this project, the Computers and Problem Solving Project, and other recent publications from the ACCCEL (Accessing the Cognitive Consequences of Computer Environments…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Annotated Bibliographies, Case Studies, Classroom Environment
Linn, Marcia C. – 1983
The article discusses two interrelated aspects of computer education: the computer's potential for developing cognitive skills and ways in which the differential participation of males and females in computer experiences may lead to inequitable outcomes. The Assessing the Cognitive Consequences of Computer Environments for Learning Project…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction
