Computer Environments for Children
Author | : Cynthia Solomon |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 183 |
Release | : 1986 |
ISBN-10 | : 0262288494 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780262288491 |
Rating | : 4/5 (94 Downloads) |
Download or read book Computer Environments for Children written by Cynthia Solomon and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What are computers in education being used for? In this book, Cynthia Solomon takes a welcome look at the possibilities and issues of learning with and about computers in schools or in any other learning environment.Solomon focuses on the use of computers within the framework of recent innovative theories of learning and education, particularly in elementary school mathematics. She devotes an entire chapter each to the work of Patrick Suppes, Robert Davis, Tom Dwyer, and Seymour Papert.Cynthia Solomon received a doctorate in education from Harvard and has worked with Seymour Papert's group at MIT and with the Atari Research Laboratory in Cambridge, Massachusetts.