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Motivational and Social Outcomes of Cooperative Computer Education Environments.
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Nastasi, Bonnie K.; Clements, Douglas H. – Journal of Computing in Childhood Education, 1993
Reviews three studies on the effects of elementary school students' collaboration within the educational computer environments of LOGO, computer-assisted instruction, and computer-based instruction. Concludes that cooperative participation within LOGO fosters effectance motivation, information exchange, and conflict resolution that reflects…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Conflict Resolution, Context Effect
Research on Cooperative Learning: Implications for Practice.
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Nastasi, Bonnie K.; Clements, Douglas H. – School Psychology Review, 1991
Research on cooperative learning is reviewed, with emphasis on issues related to the formation and implementation of cooperative learning groups. Theoretical bases for the efficacy of cooperative learning are presented. Specific suggestions are provided for implementing a collaborative approach to learning based on extant theory and research. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Educational Practices, Ethnicity, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
Effectance Motivation, Perceived Scholastic Competence, and Higher-Order Thinking in Two Cooperative Computer Environments.
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Nastasi, Bonnie K.; Clements, Douglas H. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1994
This study of third graders examined whether qualitatively distinct cooperative computer environments (using LOGO and curriculum-based instruction in writing) engender social experiences that enhance motivation and self-concepts as learners; and the extent to which differences in motivation and self-perception accounted for differences in…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Context Effect, Cooperative Learning, Grade 3
Young Children and Computers: Crossroads and Directions from Research. Research in Review.
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Clements, Douglas H.; And Others – Young Children, 1993
Reviews the research illustrating the wide-ranging benefits of open-ended computer programs such as LOGO. Considers the ways in which these programs develop young children's subject-matter knowledge and problem-solving and socioemotional competencies. (BB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Learning