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Watt, Dan – Popular Computing, 1982
Describes LOGO, an educational computing language designed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for use by young children in developing problem-solving skills. The structure of LOGO, the drawing operations possible using the LOGO "Turtle," LOGO as a learning environment, and the educational philosophy underlying LOGO are…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Programs, Early Childhood Education
Clements, Douglas H. – Computing Teacher, 1984
Describes a series of programs written in Logo that have been used successfully to support young children's programing efforts. These programs remove the mechanical obstacles of typing, spelling, and estimating distances; remove the demands of abstract planning and ordering instruction; and provide a set of programing procedures. (MBR)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Literacy, Computer Programs
Peer reviewedRothenberg, Dianne, Ed. – Journal of Computing in Childhood Education, 1992
Abstracts of reports of eight research studies on computer uses in children's education are presented. Topics covered include (1) LOGO computer language; (2) computer graphics for art instruction; (3) animation; (4) problem solving; (5) children's use of symbols; (6) an evaluation of a Chapter 1 program involving children's computer use; (7) peer…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Art Education, Classroom Research, Computer Graphics
