Computers and Exploratory Learning

By: L.D. Edwards, Andrea A. DiSessa (Editor), Celia Hoyles (Editor)

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Hardcover | 1 July 1995

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Computers are playing a fundamental role in enhancing exploratory learning techniques in education. This volume in the NATO Special Programme on Advanced Educational Technology covers the state of the art in the design and use of computer systems for exploratory learning. Contributed chapters treat principles, theory, practice, and examples of some of the best contemporary computer-based learning environments: Logo, Boxer, Microworlds, Cabri-G©om¨tre, Star Logo, Table Top, Geomland, spreadsheets, Function Machines, and others. Emphasis is on mathematics and science education. Synthetic chapters provide an overview of the current scene in computers and exploratory learning, and analyses from the perspectives of epistemology, learning, and socio-cultural studies.

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Non-Fiction Education Education Equipment & Technology Computing & I.T.Business Applications Computer Science Artificial Intelligence Philosophy Epistemology & The Theory of Knowledge Educational Psychology Mathematical Theory of Computation

Computers and Exploratory Learning: Setting the Scene	p. 1
Thematic Chapter: Epistemology and Systems Design	p. 15
New Paradigms for Computing, New Paradigms for Thinking	p. 31
From Local to Global: Programming and the Unfolding of Local Models in the Exploratory Learning of Mathematics and Science	p. 45
East or West - GEOMLAND is Best, or Does the Answer Depend on the Angle?	p. 59
Computational Media to Support the Learning and Use of Functions	p. 79
Knowledge Representation in a Learning Environment for Euclidean Geometry	p. 109
Microworlds as Representations	p. 127
Visualizing Formal and Structural Relationships with Spreadsheets	p. 155
Creating Software Applications for Children: Some Thoughts About Design	p. 175
Thematic Chapter: Exploratory Software, Exploratory Cultures?	p. 199
The Medium and the Curriculum: Reflections on Transparent Tools and Tacit Mathematics	p. 221
What About a Learning Environment Where Euclidean Concepts are Manipulated with a Mouse?	p. 241
Four Steps to the Right	p. 263
Learning Dynamic Geometry: Implementing Rotations	p. 275
Sketching a Multidisciplinary Microworld: A Collaborative Exploration in Boxer	p. 289
Design of Computer-Based Cognitive Tools	p. 305
The Spreadsheet as a Tool for Mathematical Modeling: A Case Study	p. 321
The Many Faces of a Computational Medium: Teaching the Mathematics of Motion	p. 337
Thematic Chapter: Computers as Commodities	p. 363
Exploring the Sketch Metaphor for Presenting Mathematics Using Boxer	p. 383
Programming as a Means of Expressing and Exploring Ideas: Three Case Studies Situated in a Directive Educational System	p. 399
Do Users Inhabit Or Build Their Boxer Environment?	p. 421
Designing, Exploring and Interacting: Novice Activities in the Boxer Computational Medium	p. 443
Learning Opportunities Provided by Domain-Oriented Design Environments	p. 463
Subject Index	p. 481
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