An Experimental Investigation Utilizing the Computer as a Tool for Stimulating Reasoning Skills.

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Title: An Experimental Investigation Utilizing the Computer as a Tool for Stimulating Reasoning Skills.
Language: English
Authors: White, Kathy B., Collins, Rosann Webb
Source: AEDS Journal. Sum 1983 16(4):234-243.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 10
Publication Date: 1983
Document Type: Reports - Research
Journal Articles
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Programs, Evaluation, High School Students, Instructional Design, Junior High School Students, Learning Activities, Literature Reviews, Microcomputers, Models, Problem Solving, Secondary Education, Teaching Methods
Abstract: Reports investigation of the first phase of problem solving, i.e., the awareness of mental operations, which uses cognitive process instruction to focus student attention on their thinking processes. Evaluation of students' ability to recall componential operations involved in familiar tasks indicates improvement in problem solving is an instructional possibility. (Author/MBR)
Entry Date: 1984
Accession Number: EJ288478
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Reports investigation of the first phase of problem solving, i.e., the awareness of mental operations, which uses cognitive process instruction to focus student attention on their thinking processes. Evaluation of students' ability to recall componential operations involved in familiar tasks indicates improvement in problem solving is an instructional possibility. (Author/MBR)