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Download full textMayer, 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
Moshell, Michael – Computing Teacher, 1982
Describes insights and attitudes toward computer-based learning which developed during design of "Computer Power," an introductory programming curriculum for junior high, high school, and junior college students. Learning and thinking, computer power meta-goals, and computer power subject matter goals are highlighted. (EJS)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs, Computer Science Education, Curriculum
Booth, Shirley – 1990
This paper reports the results of a phenomenographic study which focused on identifying and describing the conceptions of programming and related phenomena of about 120 computer science and computer engineering students learning to program. The report begins by tracing developments in the students' conceptions of programming and its parts, and…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Concept Formation, Foreign Countries, Heuristics
Reggini, Horacio C. – 1983
The first article, "LOGO and von Neumann Ideas," deals with the creation of new procedures based on procedures defined and stored in memory as LOGO lists of lists. This representation, which enables LOGO procedures to construct, modify, and run other LOGO procedures, is compared with basic computer concepts first formulated by John von…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs, Computer Science Education, Computers
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
Peer reviewedBrusilovsky, P. L. – Educational and Training Technology International, 1992
Describes the integrated Intelligent Tutor, Environment and Manual for Introductory Programing (ITEM/IP), which supports a course on computer programing based on the minilanguage Turingal. Discussion covers system design, including design philosophy, system overview, concepts included and information structure, programing laboratory mode,…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science Education, Computer System Design
Peer reviewedVan Merrienboer, Jeroen J. G.; Paas, Fred G. W. C. – Computers in Human Behavior, 1990
Discussion of computer programing at the secondary level focuses on automation and schema acquisition as two processes important in learning cognitive skills such as programing. Their effects on learning outcomes and transfer of training are examined, the importance of worked examples is highlighted, and instructional design principles are…
Descriptors: Automation, Cognitive Structures, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science Education
