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Download full textDalbey, John; Linn, Marcia – 1984
Spider World is an interactive program designed to help individuals with no previous computer experience to learn the fundamentals of programming. The program emphasizes cognitive tasks which are central to programming and provides significant problem-solving opportunities. In Spider World, the user commands a hypothetical robot (called the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Graphics, Computer Software, Independent Study
Peer reviewedDalby, Bruce F. – Journal of Research in Music Education, 1992
Evaluates the effectiveness of a computer-based training program designed to improve music students' ability to judge harmonic intonation. Concludes that undergraduate conducting students who took part in the Harmonic Information Training Program (HITP) for nine weeks outperformed a control group in discrimination tests. Reports mostly positive…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Research, Higher Education, Instructional Material Evaluation
Peer reviewedFrederiksen, Norman – Review of Educational Research, 1984
Cognitive theories of problem solving and cognitive psychologists' suggestions for teaching problem solving are reviewed. Theories and suggestions from creativity research are also considered. How high proficiency levels in problem solving are acquired and how best to teach problem-solving skills (for both well- and ill-structured problems) are…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Creativity, Elementary Secondary Education
Canadian Foundation for Economic Education, Toronto. – 1986
"Give and Take" is a series of twelve 15-minute television/film programs and related print materials on economics and consumer economics designed to improve the knowledge and decision-making skills of 13- to 15-year-old students. This paper reviews six separate research studies that help to determine the effects of "Give and Take" on students'…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Consumer Economics, Decision Making Skills, Economics Education
Braverman, Marc T.; Yates, Mary Ellen – 1989
This study addressed whether the educational impact of a zoo visit can be enhanced through the provision of appropriate instructional supports such as preparatory trainings or orientations. One important function of the educational process, in contrast to providing direct information or skill development, is to make the learner more sensitive to…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Educational Facilities, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education
Woodruff, Jane Bruner – 1986
This paper traces the evolution of curriculum reform in Mississippi from a state level, norm-referenced accountability system to a performance-based, centralized accreditation system that integrates instructional management requirements into improvement standards. Accountability legislation has primarily been concerned with quality of student…
Descriptors: Accountability, Board of Education Policy, Criterion Referenced Tests, Curriculum Development
