Beyond Technology''s Promise - An Examination of Children''s Educational Computing At Home

Zusammenfassung After taking a hard look at the computer scene in a three year investigation and drawing the not surprising conclusion that most children use computers to play games! this text! first published in 1994! proposes directions to be taken to facilitate the educational use of computers and other promising technology. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of tables and figures; Preface; 1. The promise; 2. Studying the promise; 3. The absence of children's academic computering at home; 4. The availability of educational software; 5. The importance of parental encouragement and assistance; 6. The role of gender in home computer use; 7. School use of computers; 8. Children's preference for games; 9. Refining a new technology as a social innovation; 10. Viewing technology change as a social process; 11. Re-examining the home-school computer connection; 12. Where do we go from here?; Appendices; References; Index.

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• Authors: Jo Anne Bauer, Bauer Jo Anne, Joseph B. Giacquinta, Joseph B. Bauer Giacquinta, Bauer Jo Anne, Giacquinta Joseph B., Jane E. Levin, Levin Jane E.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.01.1994
• EAN: 9780521407847
• ISBN: 978-0-521-40784-7
• No. of pages: 264
• Subjects: Education and learning > Learning aids/university-entrance diploma theory; Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > Application software; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; EDUCATION / Computers & Technology, Human-Computer Interaction, Human–computer interaction, COMPUTERS / Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), EDUCATION / Teaching / Materials & Devices