THE

INSTRUCTIONAL
ROLE
AND FUNCTION OF
COMPUTER
REPORTED BY:

JESSICA PRIASMOSCARDON

1. Computerized tutorials

can enhance effective learning time by

permitting students to proceed at their own
pace, focusing their attention, and placing
at their fingertips information they need
when they need it. Students who wish to
proceed slowly, to double-check
information, or to seek remedial
information may do so, while others may
invest their time in more useful activities
when they have completed the tutorial. If
students need this combination of flexibility
and interaction in order to manage their
effective learning time effectively, this

As the name indicates, tutorials

"tutor" students. Their function is
similar to that of a teacher or textbook
in explaining information or concepts
to learners. The best computerized
tutorials employ the strategy called
branching programmed
instruction. The computer provides
information in small segments on the
screen. Some of these segments
prompt the learner for a response, and
the computer's next step depends on

This next step could be to

give the learner a chance to try
again;
supply the learner with the next piece
of information in the learning
sequence (if the learner's response
showed that he/she was ready to go
on);
send the learner to a remedial branch
of the program to permit review or
explain the information in a different
manner; or

2. Computerized drills
Effective computerized drills provide
the opportunity for extended practice
that is essential for students who need
to spend additional time on
information they have not mastered as
rapidly as other students. Since the
level of difficulty can often be
controlled and individualized,
computerized drills permit students to
make their effective learning time
more effective by enabling them to

3. The computer can combine

these first two roles. That is, the
computer can give students
questions or tasks to practice skills
that have already been at least
partially mastered. Whenever
necessary, the computer can
automatically loop back into a
tutorial mode to supply remedial
instruction. In this way, the
computer can tailor instruction as

4. Well designed computerized

simulations permit students to spend
time on activities that would otherwise
be too expensive, dangerous, or timeconsuming to undertake in the
classroom.
Simulations
Certain useful educational activities
cannot be done in the classroom
because they are too expensive,
dangerous, time-consuming, unethical,
or impractical for some other reason.

5. Another category of software is vaguely

referred to as problem-solving or creativity
software Programs of this type pose problems for
students to solve or simply give them something
interesting to think about. Computers are often
able to present this kind of intellectual
stimulation in a way that would be impossible
through traditional media.
Problem Solving and Creativity Programs
This is a loose category that tends to include
programs that have obvious educational value
but don't really seem to fit in any other category.
Some programs simply pose problems for
students to solve (Figure 2.15). When students
use these programs, they can often benefit from

Education
* A life without computers
would seem almost
unimaginable for many.
* The importance of computers
is evident today and having the
perfect know-how of computers
can only propel ones career in
the right direction.

Today, computers are a part of

almost every industry. They are no
more limited to the software industry.
They are widely used in networking,
information access, data storage and
the processing of information.
So why not introduce computers
early in education? Introducing
computers early in education lays the
foundation of most of the major
competitive careers. Computers play a
significant role in ones personal and

* Computers teaching plays a key role

in the modern system of education.
Students find it easier to refer to the
internet than searching for information
in fat reference books. The process of
learning has gone beyond learning
from prescribed textbooks. Today,
aspirers can satiate their thirst for
knowledge by means of the internet. It
is easier to store information on
computers than maintaining hand-

* Computers facilitate an
efficient storage and effective
presentation of information.
* Presentation software like
PowerPoint and animation
software like flash and others
can be of great help for the
teachers while delivering
information.
* Computers can turn out being

Computers facilitate an audio-visual

representation of information, thus making
the process of learning interactive and
interesting
* Computer-aided teaching adds a fun
element to education.
Moreover, computers facilitate an
electronic format for storage of
information, thereby saving paper.
Homework and test assignments submitted
as soft copies save paper.
Electronically erasable memory devices
can be used repeatedly. They offer a robust
storage of data and reliable data retrieval.

* the computer technology has a

deep impact on education.
Computer education forms a part
of the school and college curricula,
as it is important for every
individual today, to have the basic
knowledge of computers. The
advantages of computers in
education include an efficient
storage and rendition of
information, quick information

Advantages of Computers in
Education
* Computers are the best way of
teaching subjects to students,
*The students will be able to gain
knowledge of various subjects and
things which are other than their
school syllabus. Such form of
receiving education is considered
to be more effective than only
learning from textbooks prescribed

* Use of computers in the

classroom can help teachers to
teach much more than they
can do without them.
* Students who were not able
to enroll for degree courses
which they are interested in
due to lack of money or
because the institute is far
away from their residence, the

Disadvantages of
Computers in Education
* Doing all calculations with the
help of software and calculator
can affect our own
mathematical ability. In simple
words, computers can make us
a bit lazy and this can cause
problems while giving
examinations which are not

With ready-made
information available on the
Internet, students will not
take any interest in reading
reference books and
searching for information
using other sources. Reading
less can hamper their

computer use is that even the

children who cannot read and
write yet, are already used to
this machine. They develop at
a very early age the habit of
playing on the computers for
hours on end.
* Computers do not improve
our health and that they can
seriously damage our system

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