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Peer reviewedBlanton, William E.; Menendez, Rita; Moorman, Gary B.; Pacifici, Linda C. – Early Education and Development, 2003
Investigated the effects of participation in the 5th Dimension--a mixed activity system based on Vygotsky's cultural-historical activity theory and implemented as a university-community collaboration--on third-, fourth-, and fifth-graders' learning to comprehend written directions. Found that children with extensive participation performed better…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Educational Theories, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Peer reviewedBlanton, William E.; Moorman, Gary B.; Hayes, Bobbie A.; Warner, Mark L. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1997
Examines the effects of participation in the Fifth Dimension after-school computer program on far transfer achievement in the subject areas of reading and math. Provides evidence that children who participate in the Fifth Dimension master knowledge and skill structures and acquire practices that mediate their performance on global measures of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, After School Programs, Clubs, Computer Literacy
