TY - JOUR
T1 - Issues in component computing
T2 - A synthetic review
AU - diSessa, Andrea A.
AU - Azevedo, Flavio S.
AU - Parnafes, Orit
N1 - Funding Information:
?This work was supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation, number REC-9973156, to Andrea A. diSessa. The conclusions and interpretations drawn here are those of the authors, and not those of the NSF. The PI of the sponsored work reported here has a financial interest in PyxiSystems LLC, which is the owner of the Boxer software. Address correspondence to: Prof. Andrea A. diSessa, Graduate School of Education, University of California at Berkeley, EMST, 4533 Tolman Hall # 1670, Berkeley, CA 94720-1670, USA. E-mail: [email protected]
PY - 2004/6/1
Y1 - 2004/6/1
N2 - This paper provides a review of the rhetoric behind the component movement in educational software, and a critical analysis and synthesis of issues underlying the movement. We draw on case studies of several significant recent component projects in order to assess claims and to uncover and examine issues that are less often considered. While our empirical base cannot definitively answer all the questions raised, we hope to bring some clarity and some empirically based judgments to bear on how a promising technological innovation can best serve educational ends. Our study led to a focus on three critical issues: (1) the nature of the environment in which components are configured and used; (2) the extent of modifiability that is necessary for effective re-use of components; (3) how the work of designing components and component configurations is distributed among people with different competencies.
AB - This paper provides a review of the rhetoric behind the component movement in educational software, and a critical analysis and synthesis of issues underlying the movement. We draw on case studies of several significant recent component projects in order to assess claims and to uncover and examine issues that are less often considered. While our empirical base cannot definitively answer all the questions raised, we hope to bring some clarity and some empirically based judgments to bear on how a promising technological innovation can best serve educational ends. Our study led to a focus on three critical issues: (1) the nature of the environment in which components are configured and used; (2) the extent of modifiability that is necessary for effective re-use of components; (3) how the work of designing components and component configurations is distributed among people with different competencies.
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U2 - 10.1080/1049482042000300913
DO - 10.1080/1049482042000300913
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:33746388323
SN - 1049-4820
VL - 12
SP - 109
EP - 159
JO - Interactive Learning Environments
JF - Interactive Learning Environments
IS - 1-2
ER -