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Direct linkMarkant, Douglas B. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2019
Psychologists and educators have long pointed to myriad benefits of self-directed learning. Yet evidence of its efficacy in real-world domains is mixed and it remains unclear how it is constrained by basic perceptual and cognitive processes. Previous work suggests that, in particular, self-directed learning is affected by the way that people…
Descriptors: Bias, Hypothesis Testing, Concept Formation, Active Learning
Peer reviewedMitra, Sugata – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2003
It has been observed that children are able to learn to use computers and the Internet on their own, irrespective of their social, cultural or economic backgrounds (Mitra and Rana, 2001). This article describes subsequent experiments, conducted in five regions in India, results obtained, and possible conclusions. (AEF)
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Children, Computer Literacy, Computer Use
