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Problem Solving, Metacognition and Composition: The Effects of Interactive Software for First-Grade Children.

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Lehrer, Richard; Randle, Lynn – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1987

An experimental study compared the instructional effectiveness of Logo programming, commercially available software designed to aid composition and problem solving, and traditional teaching methods for low socioeconomic status first-grade students. Both software environments enhanced problem solving performance for a novel task, but Logo was most…

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