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Should children work in groups with a computer?
Author(s) -
Pritchard Alan
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
british journal of educational technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.79
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1467-8535
pISSN - 0007-1013
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8535.1993.tb00077.x
Subject(s) - citation , library science , sociology , work (physics) , computer science , media studies , engineering , mechanical engineering
Traditionally-if it is possible for anything with so short a history in schools to have any traditions-children have been encouraged to work in pairs or small groups with computer programs. There are many sound reasons why they should be encouraged to do this. The reasons can be educational, social or even economic. Instinctively many teachers, myself included, want children to work together, not just at the computer, but in many different situations and groupings. When the reasons for this are probed it is usually the case that the positive benefits can be seen to far outweigh the possible negative side of the matter.