Constructivism in the Computer Age

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ISBN: 9780805801019 | 0805801014
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 6/1/1988

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Discussing the future value of computers as tools for cognitive development, the volume reviews past literature and presents new data from a Piagetian perspective. Constructivism in the Computer Ageincludes such topics as: teaching LOGO to children; the computers effects on social development; computer graphics as a new language; and computers as a means of enhancing reflective thinking.

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Preface	p. xi
Piaget in the Computer Age	p. 1
The Conservation of Piaget The Computer as Grist to the Constructivist Mill	p. 3
Acknowledgments	p. 13
References	p. 13
Function in Piaget's System Some Notes for Constructors of Microworlds	p. 15
References	p. 34
Piaget's Logic of Assimilation and Logic for the Classroom	p. 37
References	p. 46
Computers and the Developmental Relation Between Intuitive and Formal Knowing	p. 47
Knowledge in Pieces	p. 49
References	p. 70
Some Pieces of the Puzzle	p. 71
Acknowledgments	p. 81
References	p. 81
Chapfer 6: Making Intuitive Knowledge Explicit Through Future Technology	p. 83
References	p. 101
Structural and Individual Development in Computer Worlds	p. 103
Computing Space A Conceptual and Developmental Analysis of LOGO	p. 105
Acknowledgments	p. 127
References	p. 127
Artistic Imagination During the """"Latency Period,"""" Revealed Through Computer Graphics	p. 129
Acknowledgments	p. 149
References	p. 149
Understanding Individual Differences in the Computer Age	p. 151
References	p. 169
Acknowledgments	p. 169
Special Applications of Computers and Video-Disc in Education	p. 171
The Video Revolution and Its Effects on Development Some Initial Thoughts	p. 173
Acknowledgments	p. 198
References	p. 198
The Quality of Interaction Domain Knowledge, Social Interchange, and Computer Learning	p. 203
References	p. 214
The Child- Computer Dyad and Cognitive Development	p. 217
References	p. 229
Epilogue	p. 233
Constructivism in the Computer Age A Reconstructive Epilogue	p. 235
References	p. 250
Author Index	p. 251
Subject Index	p. 257
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