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Janvier, Claude – 1985
This paper, which addresses the issue of representation as an internal construct corresponding to an external abstract configuration, attempts to extend A. A. DiSessa's phenomenological primitives to mathematics (particularly to the notion of circle). Various acceptations of the word representation are examined, using the notion of a circle as an…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Concept Formation
Lowery, Bennie R. – 1985
A "Xenograde system" is an imaginary science system. As an imaginary science, it contains a set of concepts and principles which mimic many of the concepts and principles found in physics and other physical sciences. Xenograde is a highly complex closed system which simulates the movement of satellites orbiting a nucleus and some small particles…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Oriented Programs, Concept Formation, Research Tools
Johnson, Jerry; Jongejan, Tony – Computing Teacher, 1979
A number of activities are suggested that represent the proper usage of a computer within a content area; namely, a way to further the student's understanding of the concepts being taught. (MP)
Descriptors: Classification, Computer Oriented Programs, Computers, Concept Formation