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Pea, Roy D. – 1983
This paper discusses five points related to developmental research on children learning to do Logo programming: (1) systematic developmental research documenting what children are learning as they learn to program is necessary; (2) Logo is cognitively complex beyond its early steps and difficult to learn without instructional guidance; (3) the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Science Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Microcomputers
Mayer, Richard E. – 1980
A review of the research on techniques for increasing the novice's understanding of computers and computer programming, this paper considers the potential usefulness of five tentative recommendations pertinent to the design of computer literacy curricula: (1) provide the learner with a concrete model of the computer; (2) encourage the learner to…
Descriptors: Calculators, Cognitive Processes, Computer Science Education, Learning Processes
Seidman, Robert H. – 1987
Four conference papers are reviewed in this introduction to a symposium. The first paper is by Clements and Merriman, who make a case for the reflection of Steinberg's information processing componential model of cognitive processes in the LOGO language and computational environment; present a series of experiments that attempted to tailor the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Science Education, Group Instruction, Instructional Design
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Goodyear, Peter – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1987
Examines the cognitive effects of learning to program versus programming as it is experienced in introductory classes. Research studies that have analyzed the cognitive demands of programming are reviewed and criticized, problems of transfer of programming skills are discussed, and 42 references are provided. (LRW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Science Education, Introductory Courses, Learning Strategies
Pea, Roy D.; Kurland, D. Midian – 1983
This report explores the complex agenda of issues, promise, and problems that building a developmental science of programming entails and emphasizes the need to highlight different types of programming and programmers, the different cognitive subtasks involved in programming, and the social character of many programming efforts. An introduction…
Descriptors: Aptitude, Aptitude Tests, Cognitive Processes, Computer Science Education
New Educational Technology, 1973
This collection reprints six articles which deal with mathematics and the ways in which computers can help teach even young children about mathematics. The subjects of the articles are: teaching children thinking; teaching children to be mathematicians versus teaching about mathematics; on making a theorem for a child; a computer laboratory for…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Programs, Computer Science, Computer Science Education
Jones, Preston K. – 1988
This study investigated the extent to which participation by high school students in a computer programming course leads to improved critical thinking skills, and whether a significant difference exists in critical thinking skill development between participants in Pascal and BASIC classes. Three groups of high school students were tested using…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis, Computer Science Education, Critical Thinking
Kurland, D. Midian, Ed. – 1984
The five papers in this symposium contribute to a dialog on the aims and methods of computer education, and indicate directions future research must take if necessary information is to be available to make informed decisions about the use of computers in schools. The first two papers address the question of what is required for a student to become…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Computer Science Education, Computer Software
Pea, Roy D.; And Others – Focus on Learning Problems in Mathematics, 1987
An overall schema of interpretation for programming instructors is given, so that the misconceptions students develop in programming can be determined more readily. Types of language-independent and -dependent bugs, how they can be identified, and how to help students overcome them are addressed. (MNS)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Science Education, Error Patterns
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Dalbey, John; And Others – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1986
This paper reports the evaluation of instructional provisions designed to foster higher cognitive skill in a computer programming course. This intervention explicitly encourages novice programmers to engage in the problem-solving skill of planning. (Author)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Science Education, Educational Research, Grade 8
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Lehrer, Richard; And Others – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1988
A long-term instructional experiment involving 45 third graders learning LOGO demonstrated that LOGO fulfills some of its early promise when used in carefully crafted educational contexts. There was little evidence of boosting general problem-solving skills as a result of learning programing, but learning geometry appeared enhanced. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science Education, Computer Software
Johnson, W. Lewis; And Others – 1983
Argues that a computer-based programming tutor for novice programmers needs to take into account not only the types and frequency of bugs found in the programs, but the intentions and knowledge state of the programmer. A first version of such a program was developed on the basis of the bug types found in a number of pencil-and-paper studies with…
Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Processes, Computer Programs, Computer Science Education
Johnson, W. Lewis; Soloway, Elliot – 1983
This report describes PROUST, a computer-based system for online analyses and understanding of PASCAL programs written by novice programmers, which takes as input a program and a non-algorithmic description of the program requirements and finds the most likely mapping between the requirements and the code. Both the theory and processing techniques…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Processes, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs
Michaud, Pierre; And Others – 1986
Students in certain French language schools in eastern Ontario took part in this initial experiment in the teaching of computer and electronic programing at the elementary school level. This project had three objectives for optimizing the pedagogical impact of these first attempts at teaching programing: (1) to describe the context of this initial…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education
Liao, Yuen-Kuang Cliff – 1990
A meta-analysis was performed to synthesize existing data concerning the effects of computer programing on cognitive outcomes of students. Sixty-five studies were located from three sources, and their quantitative data were transformed into a common scale--Effect Size (ES). The analysis showed that 58 (89%) of the study-weighted ESs were positive…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes, Computer Science Education, Computer Uses in Education
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