Project Report

Résumé du livre

The Israeli firm Computras developed the Computer Jamboree computer software for use by Ontario children from kindergarten to grade 3. In an evaluation of Computer Jamboree, the objectives were to modify and adapt the software and support materials to meet the curriculum needs of Ontario K-3 students; to develop activities to support the Ontario curriculum; to develop training and support services for implementation of the software; and to evaluate and analyze the success of the software. The results indicate the motivational aspects of the software, the usefulness of the software in achieving curricular goals in adaptable ways in a number of domains, the learning opportunities provided by the software for students at different developmental levels, the preferences of different children for different software, the rates of progress of children in using the software, the use by students of the correction capability built into the software programs, and the enhancement of student social skills brought about by working in pairs and developing expertise. The views of teachers on the role of computers in relation to human contact and hands-on learning are also expressed.