| Description |
xiv, 211 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Learning to Design, Designing to Learn: A More Creative Role for Technology / Stephen C. Ehrmann and Diane P. Balestri -- I. Transforming the Curriculum by Using Professional Tools. 2. Computer-Mediated Writing Instruction: Reflections on Early Experiences / Carolyn Kirkpatrick. 3. Software Design as a Learning Environnient / Idit Harel and Seymour Papert -- II. Developing Tools for the Novice Designer. 4. The Future of Computer-Assisted Design: Technological Support for Kids Building Artifacts / Mark Guzdial, Elliot Soloway, Phyllis Blumenfeld, Luke Hohmann, Ken Ewing, Iris Tabak, Kathleen Brade and Yasmin Kafai. 5. Writing: A Retrospective on Computer Support for Open-Ended Design Tasks / David S. Kaufer, Christine M. Neuwirth, Ravinder Chandhok and James H. Morris -- III. Learning to Think Like a Designer: Two Microworlds and a Tutor. 6. Science Through Design Practica, Where Students Actively Investigate and Persuade / John R. Jungck, Nils S. Peterson and John N. Calley. 7. Using Structure as a Design Tool in Algorithmic Problem Solving / Peter B. Henderson and David L. Ferguson. 8. MENDEL: An Intelligent Computer Tutoring System for Genetics Problem Solving, Conjecturing, and Understanding / Michael J. Streibel, Jim Stewart, Kenneth Koedinger, Angelo Collins and John R. Jungck |
| Analysis |
Education Use of Computers |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Computer-aided design -- Study and teaching (Higher)
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Computer-assisted instruction.
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| Author |
Balestri, Diane Pelkus.
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Ehrmann, Stephen C.
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Ferguson, David L., 1949-
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| LC no. |
92006905 |
| ISBN |
0844817066 |
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