Constructivist Learning Environments Inviting Computer Technology for Problem Solving

Download or read book Constructivist Learning Environments Inviting Computer Technology for Problem Solving written by Sally Rapp Beisser and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study explores the development of technology in school practice and the lack of women influencing these changes. The second paper, a concise literature review of problem solving, describes theoretical implications of problem solving with attention to learning environments where educational computing using multimedia technology is used to develop problem-solving skills. Impact of student motivation, attribution, self-efficacy, and self-regulation on problem-solving is amplified through the voice of gifted adolescents. The third paper, the result of a research study of gifted adolescent students using multimedia technology, advances the importance of females using computers for problem solving activity. Moreover, this paper describes an "engendered" adolescent computer culture limiting full participation of females in computer-related experiences. Appendices contain relevant research materials plus an accompanying CD-ROM containing individual and focus group interviews, e-mail communications, and evaluations of student work.