Educational Technology 2 Lesson 10: The Computer as a Tutor
- 1. The Computer as a Tutor Lesson 10
- 2. • One of the wonders of Human Ingenuity • Original design in the 1950s • To carry out complicated Mathematical and Logical operations • Invention of Microcomputers (PC) • Become tool for programmed instruction Computer…
- 4. • Educators saw much use of the PCs. • Become affordable to Small business, Industries and Homes • Potential for indivualization in learning • problem since teachers usually with a class of forty or more learners. • devised strategies to use the computer to break the barriers to Individualized Instruction. Computer…
- 5. Computer-Assisted Instruction (CAI) • a program of IM presented by means of a computer or computer systems. • The Computer can be a tutor • in effect relieving the teacher of many activities in his personal role as classroom tutor • It should be made clear • the computer cannot totally replace the teacher
- 6. Even with the available computer and CAI software • The teacher must: •Insure that students have the needed knowledge and skills for any computer activity. •Decide the appropriate learning objectives. •Plan the sequential and structured activities to achieve objectives. •Evaluate the students’ achievement by ways of test the specific expected outcomes.
- 7. …students in CAI play their own roles as learners as they: • Receive information • Understand instruction for the computer activity • Retain/keep in mind the information and rules for the computer activity • Apply the knowledge and rules during the process
- 8. During the computer activity proper, the computer, too, play its roles as it: • Acts as a sort of tutor • Provides a learning environment • Delivers learning instruction • Reinforce learning through drill-and- practice • Provides feedback
- 9. Today... • computer succeeded in providing an individualized learning environment • this is so, since it allows individual student learn at their own pace • Motivate learning through challenging virtual learning environment • Assist students through information
- 10. • Evaluate student responses through immediate feedback • Give the total score to evaluate student’s total performance
- 11. Thank you! ;)