Computers and Exploratory Learning
Computers and Exploratory Learning

Author: Andrea A. DiSessa

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 484

ISBN-13: 3642577997

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Computers are playing a fundamental role in enhancing exploratory learning techniques in education. This volume in the NATO Special Programme on Advanced Educational Technology covers the state of the art in the design and use of computer systems for exploratory learning. Contributed chapters treat principles, theory, practice, and examples of some of the best contemporary computer-based learning environments: Logo, Boxer, Microworlds, Cabri-Géomètre, Star Logo, Table Top, Geomland, spreadsheets, Function Machines, and others. Emphasis is on mathematics and science education. Synthetic chapters provide an overview of the current scene in computers and exploratory learning, and analyses from the perspectives of epistemology, learning, and socio-cultural studies.

Computers and Exploratory Learning
Computers and Exploratory Learning

Author: Andrea A. DiSessa

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2014-03-12

Total Pages: 482

ISBN-13: 9783642578007

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Computers are playing a fundamental role in enhancing exploratory learning techniques in education. This volume in the NATO Special Programme on Advanced Educational Technology covers the state of the art in the design and use of computer systems for exploratory learning. Contributed chapters treat principles, theory, practice, and examples of some of the best contemporary computer-based learning environments: Logo, Boxer, Microworlds, Cabri-Géomètre, Star Logo, Table Top, Geomland, spreadsheets, Function Machines, and others. Emphasis is on mathematics and science education. Synthetic chapters provide an overview of the current scene in computers and exploratory learning, and analyses from the perspectives of epistemology, learning, and socio-cultural studies.

Mindstorms
Mindstorms

Author: Seymour A Papert

Publisher: Basic Books

Published: 2020-10-06

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 154167510X

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In this revolutionary book, a renowned computer scientist explains the importance of teaching children the basics of computing and how it can prepare them to succeed in the ever-evolving tech world. Computers have completely changed the way we teach children. We have Mindstorms to thank for that. In this book, pioneering computer scientist Seymour Papert uses the invention of LOGO, the first child-friendly programming language, to make the case for the value of teaching children with computers. Papert argues that children are more than capable of mastering computers, and that teaching computational processes like de-bugging in the classroom can change the way we learn everything else. He also shows that schools saturated with technology can actually improve socialization and interaction among students and between students and teachers. Technology changes every day, but the basic ways that computers can help us learn remain. For thousands of teachers and parents who have sought creative ways to help children learn with computers, Mindstorms is their bible.

Exploratory Programming for the Arts and Humanities
Exploratory Programming for the Arts and Humanities

Author: Nick Montfort

Publisher: MIT Press

Published: 2016-04-08

Total Pages: 329

ISBN-13: 0262034204

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A book for anyone who wants to learn programming to explore and create, with exercises and projects to help the reader learn by doing. This book introduces programming to readers with a background in the arts and humanities; there are no prerequisites, and no knowledge of computation is assumed. In it, Nick Montfort reveals programming to be not merely a technical exercise within given constraints but a tool for sketching, brainstorming, and inquiring about important topics. He emphasizes programming's exploratory potential—its facility to create new kinds of artworks and to probe data for new ideas. The book is designed to be read alongside the computer, allowing readers to program while making their way through the chapters. It offers practical exercises in writing and modifying code, beginning on a small scale and increasing in substance. In some cases, a specification is given for a program, but the core activities are a series of “free projects,” intentionally underspecified exercises that leave room for readers to determine their own direction and write different sorts of programs. Throughout the book, Montfort also considers how computation and programming are culturally situated—how programming relates to the methods and questions of the arts and humanities. The book uses Python and Processing, both of which are free software, as the primary programming languages.

The Cambridge Handbook of Computing Education Research
The Cambridge Handbook of Computing Education Research

Author: Sally A. Fincher

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2019-02-21

Total Pages: 1180

ISBN-13: 1108755704

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This Handbook describes the extent and shape of computing education research today. Over fifty leading researchers from academia and industry (including Google and Microsoft) have contributed chapters that together define and expand the evidence base. The foundational chapters set the field in context, articulate expertise from key disciplines, and form a practical guide for new researchers. They address what can be learned empirically, methodologically and theoretically from each area. The topic chapters explore issues that are of current interest, why they matter, and what is already known. They include discussion of motivational context, implications for practice, and open questions which might suggest future research. The authors provide an authoritative introduction to the field which is essential reading for policy makers, as well as both new and established researchers.

Informatics Education - The Bridge between Using and Understanding Computers
Informatics Education - The Bridge between Using and Understanding Computers

Author: Roland Mittermeir

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2006-10-28

Total Pages: 334

ISBN-13: 354048227X

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the International Conference on Informatics in Secondary Schools - Evolution and Perspectives, ISSEP 2006, held in Vilnius, Lithuania in November 2006. The 29 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 204 submissions. A broad variety of topics related to teaching informatics in secondary schools is addressed.

Handbook of Research on the Psychology of Mathematics Education
Handbook of Research on the Psychology of Mathematics Education

Author: Angel Gutiérrez

Publisher: Sense Publishers

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 538

ISBN-13: 9077874194

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Compilation of the research produced by the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME) since its creation in 1976. The first three sections summarize cognitively-oriented research on learning and teaching specific content areas, transversal areas, and based on technology-rich environments. The fourth section is devoted to the research on social, affective, cultural and cognitive aspects of mathematics education. The fifth section includes two chapters summarizing the PME research on teacher training and professional life of mathematics teachers.

Computer Supported Education
Computer Supported Education

Author: Beno Csapó

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2022-08-20

Total Pages: 587

ISBN-13: 3031147561

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This book constitutes selected, revised and extended papers from the 13th International Conference on Computer Supported Education, CSEDU 2021, held as a virtual event in April 2021. The 27 revised full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 143 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: artificial intelligence in education; information technologies supporting learning; learning/teaching methodologies and assessment; social context and learning environments; ubiquitous learning; current topics.

Computer Assisted Learning
Computer Assisted Learning

Author: M.R. Kibby

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2014-05-23

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 1483298728

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This volume contains a selection of the best papers from the Computer Assisted Learning '91 Symposium. It includes research on a wide range of topics related to computers and learning with an emphasis on hard research evidence and innovative explorations.