Connecting Theory and Practice: Results from the Teaching of Logo.

Sutherland, Rosamund

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Publication Date: 1993

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Connecting Theory and Practice: Results from the Teaching of Logo.

Sutherland, Rosamund

Educational Studies in Mathematics, v24 n1 p95-113 Jan 1993

This paper is concerned with pupils' learning of the concept of variable in the LOGO programing environment and how this relates to teaching. Results from three research projects are described and compared in a discussion of how improvements in learning have been influenced by a refinement in teaching method. (Contains 21 references.) (Author/MDH)

Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Computer Assisted Instruction, Concept Formation, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Middle Schools, Research Projects, Teaching Methods, Theory Practice Relationship

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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