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Collaborating with computers
Author(s) -
McMahon H.
Publication year - 1990
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.1365-2729.1990.tb00363.x
Subject(s) - curriculum , mathematics education , position (finance) , sociology , computer assisted instruction , pedagogy , position paper , computer science , psychology , world wide web , finance , economics
Abstract The main body of the article explores three questions concerning the collaborative use of computers in classrooms. The first looks at the opinions of the powerful as evidenced by the recent spate of publications concerning the National Curriculum; the second explores the extent to which there exists research evidence to support the position the curriculum makers have taken up; the third reviews the literature for indications as to how teachers are likely to react to their proposals. A fourth question niggles: how does the ‘subjective’ computer fit into the classroom? The article ends in speculationperhaps we need to take a fresh look as to why exactly many teachers remain uneasy in the presence of computers?