Solomon, Cynthia,

Computer environments for children : a reflection on theories of learning and education / Cynthia Solomon. - 1 PDF (viii, 183 pages) : illustrations.

Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral--Harvard Univesity, 1985). Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references (p. )[165]-177.

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What are computers in education being used for? In this book, Cynthia Solomon takes a welcome look at the possibilities and issues of learning with and about computers in schools or in any other learning environment.Solomon focuses on the use of computers within the framework of recent innovative theories of learning and education, particularly in elementary school mathematics. She devotes an entire chapter each to the work of Patrick Suppes, Robert Davis, Tom Dwyer, and Seymour Papert.Cynthia Solomon received a doctorate in education from Harvard and has worked with Seymour Papert's group at MIT and with the Atari Research Laboratory in Cambridge, Massachusetts.




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Mathematics--Computer-assisted instruction.
Computer-assisted instruction.
Mathematics--Study and teaching (Elementary)


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