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Olive, John; Steffe, Leslie P. – 1994
This computer software is a tool designed to help teachers help children in grades 1 through 7 construct their own knowledge of whole numbers and fractions. This software is the first in a series of new, dynamic computer microworlds that allow teachers to interact with students and students to interact with each other as they engage in…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Constructivism (Learning), Courseware, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedKemp, Champee C. – Teaching Children Mathematics, 1995
Proposes using cookies (recipe included) and pizza to help Chapter I students, grades two through five, understand basic fraction concepts. (MKR)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Courseware, Elementary Education, Food
Peer reviewedBiddlecomb, Barry D.; Whitmire, Bill D. – Mathematics Educator, 1992
Presents the computer microworlds developed by the Children's Construction of Rational Numbers of Arithmetic (Fractions) Project. Provides an overview of three microworlds: Toys; Sticks; and Candybars. Discusses how children are expected to use the microworlds to construct an understanding of rational numbers. (MDH)
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Computer Software Evaluation
Jolicoeur, Karen; Berger, Dale E. – Educational Technology, 1988
This basic plan for implementing educational software in the classroom incorporates a research design for evaluating its effectiveness. A study of fifth grade classrooms using game and tutorial software for spelling and fractions is used as an example. Topics discussed include software selection, selecting groups of comparable ability, and use of…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Games
