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How and with whom young children use Logo

How and with whom young children use Logo. Dr. Catherine Wilson Gillespie Drake University Des Moines, Iowa. What is Logo?. Logo is a child-friendly computer language Developed by Dr. Seymour Papert (MIT) in 1968 Computer-based software that uses Logo includes: Lego-Logo MicroWorlds.

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How and with whom young children use Logo

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  1. How and with whom young children use Logo Dr. Catherine Wilson Gillespie Drake University Des Moines, Iowa

  2. What is Logo? • Logo is a child-friendly computer language • Developed by Dr. Seymour Papert (MIT) in 1968 • Computer-based software that uses Logo includes: • Lego-Logo • MicroWorlds

  3. Is Logo Developmentally Appropriate? • Age • Interest • Culture

  4. How do Young Children use Logo? • Constructing • Demonstrating • Role Playing • Using Construction • Talking

  5. Kindergarteners • One hour of Lego-Logo time three times per week • Lego and MicroWorlds both available • Discovery approach • Nine target children over two years

  6. Kindergarteners

  7. Head Start students • MicroWorlds as a choice activity • During center time • Discovery approach • All children observed • Target children were the frequent users

  8. Head Start students

  9. With whom do children use Lego? • Alone • With a peer • With a teacher • With peer(s) and a teacher

  10. With Whom Children Used Logo While Constructing

  11. With Whom Children Used Logo While Constructing

  12. Conclusions • Age differences • No gender differences in behavior • Gender differences in social configurations • Discovery approach with support can be developmentally appropriate for children ages 3-6

  13. Thank you • Iowa Early Childhood Papert Partnership • Drake University • Drake University Head Start • Des Moines Public Schools • Norwalk Public Schools • Heartland Area Education Agency

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