Computers and Exploratory Learning
By: edited by Andrea A. diSessa, Celia Hoyles, Richard Noss, Laurie D. Edwards
Contributors: Hoyles, Celia; Noss, Richard; Edwards, Laurie D.
Series: NATO ASI Series, Series F: Computer and Systems Sciences -- 146; NATO ASI series -- 146.
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Berlin, Heidelberg
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 482
ISBN-13: 9783642633591; 9783642577994
Subjects: Computer science; Artificial intelligence
Other titles: Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on the Design of Computational Media to Support Learning, held, at the Asilomar Conference Center, Pacific Grove, California, October 3 - 7, 1993
Description: 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.
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