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Download full textdiSessa, Andrea A. – 1977
This paper discusses a number of educational concerns suggested by the computational metaphor which proposes the comparison of processes of mind to realizable or imaginable computer activities. Among the concerns discussed are those which include procedural modes of knowledge representation and control knowledge--knowing what to do. Also included…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Classification, Cognitive Processes, Computer Graphics
Peer reviewedOlive, John – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 1991
The LOGO programing of 30 ninth graders was analyzed from 3 theoretical perspectives: the van Hiele levels, the Structure of Observed Learning Outcomes taxonomy, and Skemp's model of mathematical understanding. Results indicate that success in LOGO programing appears necessary but insufficient for success with the geometric aspects of the analyzed…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computers, Geometric Concepts
Peer reviewedNiess, Margaret L. – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 1988
Considers activities that use LOGO to slide, turn, and flip the "turtle." Uses non-LOGO tools such as cutouts, pattern blocks, and tangrams to enhance the motion work. Provides examples and programs with explanations. (MVL)
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Computers
