The purpose of this report is to describe the development and current techniques used by the authors in teaching students elementary computer technology and the data analysis process, emphasizing how social science teachers can teach it. (Author/ND)

To explore the problem of designing an automated system for instruction in programing, and to study the problem-solving behavior of students, computer programs written by 40 college students as part of a CAI course in Algebraic Interpretive Dialogue were analyzed. The self-contained course consisted of 50 tutorial lessons; the analysis covers…