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Computers and Exploratory Learning

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 1995

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Editors:
  1. Andrea A. diSessa

    1. Graduate School of Education, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, USA

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  2. Celia Hoyles

    1. Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Computing, University of London, Institute of Education, London, UK

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  3. Richard Noss

    1. Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Computing, University of London, Institute of Education, London, UK

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  4. Laurie D. Edwards

    1. Crown College, University of California at Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, USA

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Part of the book series: NATO ASI Subseries F: (NATO ASI F, volume 146)

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Table of contents (25 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-VIII
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  2. Computers and Exploratory Learning: Setting the Scene

    1. Computers and Exploratory Learning: Setting the Scene

      • Andrea A. diSessa, Celia Hoyles, Richard Noss, Laurie Edwards
      Pages 1-12

  3. Computers and Knowledge

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13
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    2. Thematic Chapter: Epistemology and Systems Design

      • Andrea A. diSessa
      Pages 15-29

    3. New Paradigms for Computing, New Paradigms for Thinking

      • Mitchel Resnick
      Pages 31-43

    4. From Local to Global: Programming and the Unfolding of Local Models in the Exploratory Learning of Mathematics and Science

      • Bruno Vitale
      Pages 45-58

    5. East orWest—GEOMLAND is Best, or Does the Answer Depend on the Angle?

      • Bojidar Sendov, Evgenia Sendova
      Pages 59-78

    6. Computational Media to Support the Learning and Use of Functions

      • Al Cuoco
      Pages 79-107

    7. Knowledge Representation in a Learning Environment for Euclidean Geometry

      • Maria Alberta Alberti, Daniele Marini
      Pages 109-126

    8. Microworlds as Representations

      • Laurie D. Edwards
      Pages 127-154

    9. Visualizing Formal and Structural Relationships with Spreadsheets

      • Erich Neuwirth
      Pages 155-173

    10. Creating Software Applications for Children: Some Thoughts About Design

      • Michael Eisenberg
      Pages 175-196

  4. Computers and Learning

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 197-197
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    2. Thematic Chapter: Exploratory Software, Exploratory Cultures?

      • Celia Hoyles
      Pages 199-219

    3. The Medium and the Curriculum: Reflections on Transparent Tools and Tacit Mathematics

      • Chris Hancock
      Pages 221-240

    4. What About a Learning Environment Where Euclidean Concepts are Manipulated with a Mouse?

      • Colette, Jean-Marie Laborde
      Pages 241-262

    5. Four Steps to the Right

      • Augusto Chioccariello, Nadia Culotta Leccioli, Chiara Oreste
      Pages 263-273

    6. Learning Dynamic Geometry: Implementing Rotations

      • Angel Gutiérrez
      Pages 275-288

    7. Sketching a Multidisciplinary Microworld: A Collaborative Exploration in Boxer

      • Jeremy Roschelle, John Mason
      Pages 289-304

    8. Design of Computer-Based Cognitive Tools

      • Emrah Orhun
      Pages 305-319
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About this book

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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Graduate School of Education, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, USA

    Andrea A. diSessa

  • Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Computing, University of London, Institute of Education, London, UK

    Celia Hoyles, Richard Noss

  • Crown College, University of California at Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, USA

    Laurie D. Edwards

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Computers and Exploratory Learning

  • Editors: Andrea A. diSessa, Celia Hoyles, Richard Noss, Laurie D. Edwards

  • Series Title: NATO ASI Subseries F:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-57799-4

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1995

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-59202-0Published: 20 June 1995

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-63359-1Published: 11 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-57799-4Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0258-1248

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 482

  • Topics: Educational Psychology, Artificial Intelligence, Theory of Computation

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