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Peer reviewedZirkler, Dieter; Brownell, Gregg – Computers in the Schools, 1991
Undergraduates in a computer literacy class were pretested on analogical reasoning skills. One section then received LOGO programing instruction, and the other section received nonprograming instruction on computer uses in education. Posttest results indicated that analogical reasoning skills development is a consequence of LOGO programing and…
Descriptors: Analogy, Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education, Higher Education
Download full textAhmed, Aqeel M. – 1992
Teaching of computer programming in elementary and secondary schools has become a very popular activity. The purpose of this paper is to review and analyze the empirical research on the benefits of learning computer programming on students' cognition abilities. The paper focuses on the question: Do the skills of computer programming transfer to…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Computer Science Education, Computer Uses in Education
