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The Fingertip Effect: How Information-Processing Technology Shapes Thinking.

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Perkins, D. N. – Educational Researcher, 1985

Typical contacts with information-processing technology (IPT) do not significantly reshape thought. Although some suggest that IPT will have a narrowing, dehumanizing influence, the diversification of ITP now underway will allow for more styles of involvement. Because of this diversification, thinking may change as it did in response to literacy…

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Data Processing, Elementary Secondary Education

New Directions and Initiatives at NCES: Implications for Educational Research, Policy, and Practice.

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Elliott, Emerson J. – Educational Researcher, 1989

Describes new directions and initiatives instituted at the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) since 1986 to fill data gaps, raise technical standards, and expand staff resources. Discusses implications for educational research and policy. (FMW)

Descriptors: Data Collection, Data Processing, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education