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Peer reviewedBurg, Karen – Young Children, 1984
Describes the learning experiences of three kindergarten students, providing an account of their teacher overcoming prejudice toward computers. (BJD)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Discovery Processes, Learning Activities, Learning Motivation
Download full textWarren, Thomas F. – 1985
In Southern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois a group of schools has united together to form the Beloit Educational Computing Consortium (BECC). A recent survey of selected teachers in BECC schools indicated that even though the schools do not consciously set out to teach creativity via computers, substantial creative behavior is demonstrated by the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Creative Development, Discovery Processes
Emmett, Arielle – Personal Computing, 1984
Describes guided discovery and problem-solving programs, providing a buyer's guide for same. The guide includes program name, source, current price, type (such as learning module, simulation, adventure), brief description, and whether the program has graphics and sound effects. (JN)
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Concept Formation, Discovery Processes, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedHubbard, Ruth – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 1992
Discusses the use of the computer software MINITAB in teaching statistics to explore concepts, simulate games of chance, transform the normal variable into a z-score, and stimulate small and large group discussions. (MDH)
Descriptors: Computation, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Courseware
Peer reviewedJiang, Zhonghong; Potter, Walter D. – Mathematics Educator, 1993
Describes the Microworld Chance, a simulation-oriented computer environment that allows students to explore probability concepts in five subenvironments: coins, dice, spinners, thumbtacks, and marbles. Results of a teaching experiment to examine the effectiveness of the microworld in changing students' misconceptions about probability are…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Concept Formation, Discovery Learning
Peer reviewedLevin, Ilya; Abramovich, Sergei – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 1992
Examines the use of spreadsheets for solving equations by the method of iterations. The combination of the spreadsheets and graphical representation is shown to be appropriate both for teaching and learning the method of iterations and for investigating properties of equations. (Author)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Discovery Processes, Equations (Mathematics), Graphs
Peer reviewedHoffer, Alan R. – Mathematics Teacher, 1993
Discusses the potential that school mathematics has for being a source of exploration and discovery for students and teachers. Provides a process-oriented definition of understanding mathematics. Presents activities in which students construct computer and actual models of polyhedra and make conjectures regarding a medical research application of…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Comprehension
Beynon, John, Ed.; Mackay, Hughie, Ed. – 1993
This is one of a series of three books addressing the question of the nature of technological literacy. This volume, consisting of an introduction, an epilogue, and 12 chapters, focuses on classrooms and classroom processes involving computers and deals directly with teacher and student usage of microcomputers in teaching and learning. The 12…
Descriptors: Academic Records, Art Education, Careers, Case Studies
