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Peer reviewedSalomon, Gavriel; Perkins, D. N. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1987
Discusses the impact of computer programing instruction on cognitive skills and suggests two mechanisms of transfer--low road, from practice, and high road, from generalization. Previous research that tried to measure transfer from programing is reviewed, six categories in which transfer might occur are presented, and 71 references are provided.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Measurement, Generalization, Learning Strategies
