Guest Editorial

Abstract

This Special Issue contains six papers focusing on different aspects of research on the computer in education. This research, which dates back to the 50s, considers both the potential of technology to improve learning and the conditions of use which allow exploitation of this potential. Although the results already obtained have been promising, much has still to be done: the crucial problems have not yet been worked out. Automating a complex process such as learning requires a complete knowledge of the process itself. This implies in-depth study not only of how specific knowledge on a given subject is acquired, but also of how the different strategies allowing use of that knowledge are developed and acquired, in accordance with the educational environment and the students' psychological conditions. This selection of papers (listed below in alphabetical order) is intended to offer a broad cross-section of problems faced and technology used in this field.