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Mayer, Richard E. – 1980
A review of the research on techniques for increasing the novice's understanding of computers and computer programming, this paper considers the potential usefulness of five tentative recommendations pertinent to the design of computer literacy curricula: (1) provide the learner with a concrete model of the computer; (2) encourage the learner to…
Descriptors: Calculators, Cognitive Processes, Computer Science Education, Learning Processes