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Cognition and Recreational Computer Games: Implications for Educational Technology.
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Pillary, Hitendra; Brownlee, Joanne; Wilss, Lynn – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1999
A qualitative approach was used to examine the cognitive processes students engaged in while playing recreational computer games. Participants were 21 high school students. Results indicated that players practiced complex cognitive processes such as interpreting explicit and implicit information, inductive reasoning, metacognitive analysis, and…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Processes, Computer Games, Critical Thinking
Effectiveness of Computer Technology in the Social Studies: A Review of the Literature.
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Berson, Michael J. – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1996
Examines the literature on the effectiveness of computers in social studies instruction and learning. Topics include drill and practice, tutorials, study guides, games and simulations, inquiry and problem solving, graphics, and word processing and writing. Contains 58 references. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Games, Computer Graphics, Computer Simulation