Questions the use of computers in children's education, focusing on the depth of processing involved in the management of information received through mass media and the relation between the person and the environment and the effects of mediated experience. Suggests we need to question when we should use computers for which goals and objectives.…

Discusses the appropriate use of Logo and microcomputers in elementary education and gives recommendations for its successful use. Highlights include problems with unsubstantiated claims for the benefits of Logo; the effects of teaching children to program; formal operational thinking; research on Logo; and problem solving and transfer to other…

Third-grade children were studied to determine whether (1) children can apply a cognitive strategy learned in language arts to television programs, (2) training improves comprehension of videotaped material, and (3) these skills generalize to other settings. Thirteen references and descriptions of the 10 videotapes and film used are provided. (MER)