Effectance Motivation, Perceived Scholastic Competence, and Higher-Order Thinking in Two Cooperative Computer Environments.

Nastasi, Bonnie K.; Clements, Douglas H.

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Publication Date: 1994

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Effectance Motivation, Perceived Scholastic Competence, and Higher-Order Thinking in Two Cooperative Computer Environments.

Nastasi, Bonnie K.; Clements, Douglas H.

Journal of Educational Computing Research, v10 n3 p249-75 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 cognitive performance. (Contains 43 references.) (KRN)

Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Context Effect, Cooperative Learning, Grade 3, Learning Motivation, Multivariate Analysis, Primary Education, Problem Solving, Self Concept, Student Attitudes, Tables (Data), Thinking Skills, Writing Instruction

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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