ABSTRACT

Discussing the future value of computers as tools for cognitive development, the volume reviews past literature and presents new data from a Piagetian perspective.

Constructivism in the Computer Age includes such topics as: teaching LOGO to children; the computers effects on social development; computer graphics as a new language; and computers as a means of enhancing reflective thinking.

part I|46 pages

Piaget in the Computer Age

chapter 1|11 pages

The Conservation of Piaget

The Computer as Grist to the Constructivist Mill

chapter 2|21 pages

Function in Piaget's System

Some Notes for Constructors of Microworlds

part II|55 pages

Computers and the Developmental Relation Between Intuitive and Formal Knowing

part III|68 pages

Structural and Individual Development in Computer Worlds

part IV|61 pages

Specoal Application of Computers and Video-Disc in Education

chapter 10|29 pages

The Video Revolution and its Effects on Development

Some Initial Thoughts

chapter 11|13 pages

The Quality of Interaction

Domain Knowledge, Social Interchange, and Computer Learning

part V|18 pages

Epilogue

chapter 13|16 pages

Constructivism in the Computer Age

A Reconstructive Epilogue