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Peer reviewedChen, Zhe; Siegler, Robert S. – Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 2000
Analyzed 1.5- and 2.5-year-olds' problem solving and learning. Found that changes in toddlers' strategies could be assessed reliably on a trial-by-trial basis, that changes followed the basic form predicted by the overlapping waves model, and that analyses could reveal information about the qualitative and quantitative aspects of their learning.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Individual Differences, Learning Strategies
Peer reviewedHansen, Klaus-Henning – Computers and Education, 1993
Discusses results of a study based on a sample of secondary school teachers in Germany that was conducted to analyze the relationships between prior knowledge of content- and context-area topics and teaching practices in the computer education curriculum. The use of path analysis is described, and gender differences are examined. (Contains 11…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Correlation, Curriculum Research, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedMcCoy, Leah P.; Dodl, Norman R. – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1989
Describes a study that examined the effect of computer programing experience on the mathematical problem solving achievement of high school students. The variables studied are discussed, including gender, ability, socioeconomic status, prior math experience, and access to a home computer, and a path analysis model is explained. (34 references)…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Computer Assisted Instruction, Mathematics Achievement, Microcomputers
Peer reviewedWoodrow, Janice E. J. – Computers and Education, 1991
Describes a study of student teachers that examined determinants of achievement in a computer literacy course. Correlations with measures of computer attitudes, perceived locus of control, gender, age, and prior word processing and computer experience are discussed, and the computer literacy model on which the analysis of data was based is…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Computer Literacy, Correlation
