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Klahr, David; Carver, Sharon McCoy – Cognitive Psychology, 1988
Two studies (N=56) assessed an instruction program designed to teach elementary school children a complex computer-programming skill--how to debug LOGO graphics and listing-processing programs. The use of a precise computer simulation model proved to be the crux of the instructional model's success. (TJH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Objectives, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Simulation

Goodwin, Bernard M.; And Others – CoED, 1984
Presents an instructional process designed to achieve educational objectives (comprehension, analysis, evaluation, synthesis, and application) in introductory computer programming and applications courses through student projects. The projects involve goals based on these objectives and integrate computational techniques, plotting displays, and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Objectives, Computation, Computer Graphics, Computer Software