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Peer reviewedMioduser, David; Santa Maria Marin, Marta – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1995
Describes an exploratory study on the acquisition and use of knowledge representation skills and structures by sixth-graders, supported by a computer-based learning environment. Results indicated that symbolic structures can be taught successfully, and that students using them in the context of instructional tasks perform at the higher band of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Communications, Computer Assisted Instruction
Peer reviewedBiemans, Harm J. A.; Simons, P. Robert-Jan – Instructional Science, 1996
Tests the effectiveness of CONTACT-2, a revision of CONTACT strategy, which uses continuous, computer-assisted activation of learner conceptions in text processing. CONTACT-2 was found to be more effective as a process-oriented instructional strategy. Student subjects in grades five and six with the CONTACT-2 condition constructed better…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Strategies
Peer reviewedOshima, Jun; And Others – Instructional Science, 1996
Computer-Supported Intentional Learning Environments (CSILE) is a database system in which learners collaboratively construct the knowledge represented in the database. This study examines how students in a grade-five and -six classroom built their database on a science topic, electricity. Differences in cognitive and operative activities between…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperative Learning
