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Download full textEdwards, Laurie D. – 1994
This paper reports on a pilot study of 34 sixth-grade students engaged in mathematical explorations that was carried out in the context of a national Logo project in Costa Rica. Students worked in pairs investigating a mathematical microworld written in Logo. The investigation had three phases: (1) open exploration of the microworld, during which…
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Discussion Groups, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Elementary School Students
Edwards, Laurie D. – Educational Technology, 1994
Reports on a pilot study that examined use by sixth-grade students in Costa Rica of a mathematical microworld written in LOGO. The investigation had three phases: (1) open exploration of the microworld; (2) group discussion and sharing of hypotheses; and (3) guided discovery and problem solving. (Contains 11 references.) (SLW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Constructivism (Learning), Cooperative Learning
