The demands of an information society make an explicit emphasis on general cognitive skills an educational priority¶
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q1 i? An information society's demands make explicit emphasis on general cognitive skills a priority for education. → Roy D. Pea 1985
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Roy D. Pea 1985¶
Roy D. Pea. (1985). Beyond Amplification: Using the Computer to Reorganize Mental Functioning. Educational Psychologist, 20(4), pp.167-182. https://telearn.hal.science/hal-00190536
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The article asserts, without reporting evidence, that information-society demands make general cognitive skills a priority. The description quotes the claim verbatim; no data or argument detail is given in the available text.
"The demands of an information society make an explicit emphasis on general cognitive skills a priority."
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The demands of an information society make an explicit emphasis on general cognitive skills an educational priority |
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The demands of an information society make an explicit emphasis on general cognitive skills an educational priority |
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