The Impact of an Intelligent Computer-Based Tutor on Classroom Social Processes: An Ethnographic Study.
Abstract
This document is submitted as the final report of project NR 702- 013. It consists of two parts. First, I present a summary of the research activities conducted and the findings emerging from the project. Then, I list the publications and presentations stemming from this work, Since a complete description of the research activities, as well as discussion of virtually all of the project's important findings, is found in the forthcoming book mentioned on the publications list, I have decided to organize this report by summarizing the material covered in that book. The book, the working title of which is Computers in the Classroom, is built around two basic themes. First, it demonstrates that using computers in schools has profound effects on aspects of classroom life which neither those who design the software nor those who decide to adopt it anticipate. Second, it argues that although the use of computers can alter important aspects of classroom life, longstanding patterns of social organization in both the school and the larger society markedly influence computer use in ways which do not always work to the students' advantage.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 11, 1993
- Accession Number
- ADA262205
Entities
People
- Janet W. Schofield
Organizations
- University of Pittsburgh