The Computer as a Problem-Solving Tool; It Gets a Job Done, but Is It Always Appropriate?

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Several problem-solving situations involving BASIC, Logo and Maple are presented. Because in each, computer feedback is quick and essentially ‘cost-free’, a solution strategy of computing, feedback and patching-up becomes the dominant heuristic wheter it is effective or not. This raises questions as to the way computers influence the nature of the problem, heuristics, monitoring and assessment, and beliefs. These questions are discussed in relation to the specific situations presented in the paper.

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Hillel, J. (1992). The Computer as a Problem-Solving Tool; It Gets a Job Done, but Is It Always Appropriate?. In: Ponte, J.P., Matos, J.F., Matos, J.M., Fernandes, D. (eds) Mathematical Problem Solving and New Information Technologies. NATO ASI Series, vol 89. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-58142-7_15

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