Children and Computers: Approaching the Twenty-First Century.

Lepper, Mark R.; Gurtner, Jean-Luc

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ERIC Number: EJ393117

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Publication Date: 1989

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Children and Computers: Approaching the Twenty-First Century.

Lepper, Mark R.; Gurtner, Jean-Luc

American Psychologist, v44 n2 p170-78 Feb 1989

Reviews the controversy over the effects that various forms of computer use are likely to have on different children's learning, motivation, and social behavior. Considers difficulties in the current state of empirical research in this area, and offers recommendations for future research. (Author/BJV)

Descriptors: Child Development, Child Psychology, Children, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Development, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Developmental Psychology, Educational Technology, Futures (of Society), Instruction, Psychological Studies, Public Policy, Social Behavior

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses

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Language: English

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Note: Special issue with the title "Children and Their Development: Knowledge Base, Research Agenda, and Social Policy Application."