Book Reviews : In Search of the Most Amazing Thing Publisher: Addison-Wesley Year of Publication: 1986 Length: 154 pages Price: $10.95 Intended Audience: School administrators,teachers,parents Usefulness: Moderate Clarity: Excellent Difficulty: Novice

Abstract

This volume evaluates the educational benefits in schools of the three different approaches to teaching children how to use the computer: computer as instructor, or CAI (computer-assisted instruction) ; computer as tool (programming, word processing); and computer as modeling device (simulations).