Educational Computing and Problem Solving

First published in 1988. Professionals who are on the cutting edge of educational computing discuss, in this provocative new book, one of the most exciting prospects of the field--harnessing the power of the computer to enhance the development of problem-solving abilities. Here is everything that educators will need to know to use computers to improve higher level skills such as problem solving and critical thinking. Current aspects of problem-solving theory, a philosophical case for including programming languages in the curriculum, state-of-the-art research on computers and problem solving, and a look at problem-solving software are included in this comprehensive volume. The research and its application to instruction are grounded in problem-solving theory--making this book a unique and critical addition to the existing literature.

W. Michael Reed, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Computer Education and English Education at West Virginia University in Morgantown. He is President of the West Virginia Association of Computer Education, as well as a member of the International Association of Computer Education. Dr. Reed has written articles on problem solving and computers., John K. Burton, PhD, is Associate Professor of Educational Psychology at the Education Microcomputer Lab, Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg. He is a member of the American Psychological Association, the American Educational Research Association, and the National Reading Conference. Dr. Burton has published articles on cognitive processes.

EDITORIAL, Problem Solving as Work of the Future, PREFACE, THEORETICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVES TO PROBLEM SOLVING, A Brief Review of Developments in Problem Solving, Problem Solving: A Behavioral Interpretation, The Erotetic Logic of Problem-Solving Inquiry, Creative Computer Problem Solving, A Philosophical Case for Teaching Programming Languages, ESEARCH ON COMPUTERS AND PROBLEM SOLVING, Computer Programming and Generalized Problem-Solving Skills: In Search of Direction, The Effect of the BASIC Programming Language on Problem-Solving Skills and Computer Anxiety, The Comparative Effects of BASIC and Logo Instruction on Problem-Solving Skills, Intensity of Treatment and Its Relationship to Programming Problem Solving, Adolescents' Chunking of Computer Programs, Diagnostic Computer Systems for Arithmetic, Computer Programming and General Problem Solving by Secondary Students, The Relationship of Computer Programming and Mathematics in Secondary Students, PROBLEM-SOLVING SOFTWARE, Problem-Solving Software to Implement Curriculum Goals, Problem-Solving, Writing Theory, and Composing Process Software, School Science Problem Solving: A Dilemma, Software in the Mathematics Classroom: Must We Digress?, Problem Solving and Software Design