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COMPUTER AS A TUTOR

Computer-Assisted Instruction

CAI Integrated with Lessons

Simulation Programs

Instructional Games

Problem Solving Software

Multimedia Encyclopedia & Electronic books

THE COMPUTER AS A TUTOR

Computer is one of the wonders of human ingenuity, even in its original design in the 1950’s to carry out complicated mathematical and logical operations. With the invention of the Microcomputer or we referred now as Personal Computers, has become the tool for programmed instruction.

Computer-assisted instruction (CAI)

The computer can be a tutor. It should make clear, however, that the computer cannot totally replace the teacher since the teacher shall continue to play the major roles of information deliverer and learning environment controller.

* Ensure the students have the needed knowledge and skills for any computer activity.

The TEACHER must :

* Decide the appropriate learning objectives.

* Plan the sequential and structured activities to achieved objectives.

* Evaluate the students’ achievement by ways of tests the specific expected outcomes.

The students in CAI play their own roles as learners as they :

* Receive information.

* Understand instructions for the computer activity.

* Apply the knowledge and rules during the process of computer learning.

* Keep in mind the information and rule for the computer activity.

CAI computer roles:

* Acts as a sort of tutor.

* Delivers learning instruction.

* Provides a learning environment.

* Provides feedback.

* Reinforces learning through drill-and- practice.

CAI Integrated with lessonsThe Question Arises: When and how can teachers integrate drill and practice programs with their lessons ?* Use drill and practice programs for basic skills and knowledge that require

rapid or automatic response by students.

* Ensure that drill and practice activities conform to the lesson plan/curriculum.

* Limit drill and practice to 20-30 minutes to avoid boredom.

* Use drill and practice to assist students with particular weakness in basic skills.

The tutorial Software should be able to:

* Teach new information to students.

* Provide comprehensive information on concepts in addition in practice exercises.

* Can be effectively used for remediation, reviewing, or enrichment.

* Allow the teacher to introduce follow-up questions to stimulate students learning.

* Permits group activity for cooperative learning.

SIMULATION PROGRAMSSimulation Programs:

Teaches strategies and rules applied to real-life problems/situation.

Asks students to make decision on models or scenarios.

Allow students to manipulate elements of a model and get the experience of the effects of their decisions.

INSTRUCTIONAL GAMES

While relating to low-level learning objectives

instructional computer games add the elements of competition and challenges.

PROBLEM SOLVING SOFTWARE

There are more sophisticated than the drill and practice exercises and allow students to learn and improve on their problem

solving ability.

MULTIMEDIA ENCYCLOPEDIA AND ELECTRONIC BOOKS

Can store a huge data base with texts, images, animation, video.

MULTIMEDIA ENCYCLOPEDI

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The Eyewitness Children's Encyclopedia is entertaining and fun to use as well as being highly informative. Children can set off on a

learning adventure via a magical 3-D landscape, where questions pop up at every

turn to entice them into finding out.

MULTIMEDIA ENCYCLOPEDIA AND ELECTRONIC BOOKS

ELECTRONICS BOOKS

Provide textual information for reading, supplemented by other types of

multimedia information.

Mercer Mayer - writer and illustrator for Little Critter First Readers, as well as Little Critter

Spectrum began writing and illustrating children's books in 1966 and since that time, he

has published over 300 titles.

CONCLUSION…

• a tutor in this new age, • it does not replace the teacher,• computer activities are not the end- all of learning,•Integrating computer exercises is the new task of the teacher.

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