Fighting against Convergent Thinking: Using the Micro as a Weapon.

Steffin, Sherwin A.

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Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1983

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Fighting against Convergent Thinking: Using the Micro as a Weapon.

Steffin, Sherwin A.

Childhood Education, v59 n4 p255-58 Mar-Apr 1983

Discusses some critical aspects of divergent and convergent thinking, examining attributes of the public school environment that apparently foster convergent thinking and addressing the microcomputer's potential as an instrument for fostering divergent cognitive styles. (MP)

Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Convergent Thinking, Divergent Thinking, Educational Media, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Motivation, Microcomputers

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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