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Computers as Mindtools for Schools: Engaging Critical Thinking, 2/e

David H. Jonassen, Pennsylvania State University

Published July, 1999 by Prentice Hall Career & Technology

Copyright 2000, 297 pp.
Paper
ISBN 0-13-080709-5


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Summary

For instructors who focus on critical thinking applications of technology, this text is an excellent choice for upper-level undergraduate/graduate courses in Educational Applications of Computers, Educational Technology and Critical Thinking. This text provides a thorough explanation of Mindtools—alternative ways of using computer applications to engage learners in constructive, higher-order thinking about specific areas of study. It presents a rationale for using these tools, discusses individual Mindtools and their use, and suggests effective ways to teach with each Mindtool.

Features


NEW—Weaves a critical thinking framework throughout the text—And demonstrates this approach through examples and revised text.

  • Enables educators to prescribe computer applications by engaging critical thinking.
NEW—Expands coverage of systems modeling tools with new sections on analysis and reasoning—Mathematical comprehension and simulation modeling; expert systems; and microworlds.
  • Enables learners to model dynamic processes. NEW—Adds an entirely new section of the book—Which includes chapters on intentional information searching via Internet and visualization tools.
  • Enables learners to interpret the Internet and other information sources.
NEW—Integrates assessment rubrics for evaluating student Mindtool projects.
  • Provides criteria for evaluating student projects.
NEW—Includes a special section in each chapter—Titled “Coaching the Construction of Mindtools in the Classroom.”
  • Provides advice on how to “teach” Mindtools.
NEW—Introduces creative applications of technology—Complete with examples that demonstrate the use of each Mindtool.
NEW—Profiles hypermedia construction tools—Including website construction.
  • Focuses on learners as knowledge builders.
NEW—Reviews synchronous and asynchronous conferencing tools and their applications in a new chapter.
  • Enables learners to master conversations on the Internet.


Table of Contents
I. WHAT ARE MINDTOOLS? WHAT DO THEY DO?
    1. What Are Mindtools?
    2. Critical Thinking: The Goal of Mindtools.

II. SEMANTIC ORGANIZATION TOOLS.
    3. Databases as Mindtools.
    4. Semantic Networks (Concept Maps) as Mindtools.
III. DYNAMIC MODELING TOOLS.
    5. Spreadsheets as Mindtools.
    6. Expert Systems as Mindtools.
    7. Systems Modeling as Mindtools.
    8. Microworlds as Mindtools.
IV. INTERPRETATION TOOLS.
    9. Intentional Information Search Tools as Mindtools.
    10. Visualization Tools as Mindtools.
V. KNOWLEDGE CONSTRUCTION TOOLS.
    11. Hypermedia as Mindtools.
VI. CONVERSATION TOOLS.
    12. Synchronous Conferencing as Mindtools.
    13. Asynchronous Conferencing as Mindtools.
VII. IMPLEMENTING MINDTOOLS.
    14. Entailments of Mindtools.
    15. Assessing Learning with Mindtools.

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