1st Edition

Cognition, Education, and Multimedia Exploring Ideas in High Technology

Edited By Don Nix, Rand Spiro Copyright 1990
228 Pages
by Routledge

228 Pages
by Routledge

228 Pages
by Routledge

Computers have become a topic of concern, debate, argument, dogmatism, and inquiry among a variety of people who are interested in the fate and effectiveness of the educational system. This book presents working hypotheses of ways in which computers may fit into and/or transform classroom education. Through the exploration of learning and cognitive theory as it infuses technological developments,... Read more
Contents: Introduction. P.M. Gildea, G.A. Miller, C.L. Wurtenberg, Contextual Enrichment by Videodisc. C. Chomsky, Books on Videodisc: Computers, Video, and Reading Aloud to Children. V.L. Hanson, C.A. Padden, Computers and Videodisc Technology for Bilingual ASL/English Instruction of Deaf Children. J.T. Guthrie, M.J. Dreher, Literacy as Search: Explorations Via Computer. J.D. Bransford, R.D. Sherwood, T.S. Hasselbring, C.K. Kinzer, S.M. Williams, Anchored Instruction: Why We Need It and How Technology Can Help. D. Nix, Should Computers Know What You Can Do With Them? R.J. Spiro, J-C. Jehng, Cognitive Flexibility and Hypertext: Theory and Technology for the Nonlinear and Multidimensional Traversal of Complex Subject Matter.

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Don Nix, Rand Spiro