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Designing a LOGO ‐based microworld for ratio and proportion
Author(s) -
Hoyles C.,
Noss R.,
Sutherland R.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of computer assisted learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.583
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-2729
pISSN - 0266-4909
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2729.1989.tb00211.x
Subject(s) - logo (programming language) , pencil (optics) , class (philosophy) , computer science , mathematics education , process (computing) , psychology , multimedia , artificial intelligence , engineering , programming language , mechanical engineering
Abstract This paper reports the results of the first part of a study to design, implement and evaluate a LOGO ‐based microworld for ratio and proportion. The microworld provided pupils (of 12 ‐13 years‐of‐age) with pre‐written LOGO tools which could be used and explored in terms of their internal and external relationships; pupils were given opportunities to create and explore their own programs. The microworld was implemented in a class of 24 children with the researchers acting as teachers. Evaluation took the form of (i) paper‐and‐pencil pre‐ and delayed post‐tests; (ii) audio recorded interviews with nine pupils subsequent to both tests; (iii) process data during the microworld implementation.