Computer Assisted
Instruction (CAI)
It
is difficult for the teachers to provide an individualized instruction for the
students since in the Philippine setting; teachers handle a class with forty or
more learners. Computers as one of the
wonders of human ingenuity had been found out to have many potential
applications especially when applied to the education system. One of the said
potentials is that it can provide an individualized learning environment by
applying the computer assisted instruction with the use of tutorial software
associated with cognitive learning. This instruction enables to:
1) Allow individual students to learn at
their own pace.
2) Motivate learning through a challenging
virtual learning environment.
3) Assist student through information
needed during the learning process.
4) Evaluate students’ response through
immediate feedback during the learning process.
5) Give the total score to evaluate the
student’s total performance.
TIPS
I.
Teachers’ must do when applying CAI
a.
Assure
that students have the needed knowledge & skills for any computer activity.
b.
Decide
appropriate learning objectives.
c.
Plan
the sequential & structured activities to achieve objectives.
d.
Evaluate
students’ achievement by way of testing the specific expected outcome.
II. Roles
of the students in CAI
a.
Receive
information
b.
Understand
instruction sfor the computer activity.
c.
Retain/keep
the information and rules for the computer activity
d.
Apply
the knowledge and rules during the process of computer learning.
III. Roles
of the computers in CAI
a.
Acts
as a tutor.
b.
Provides
a learning environment.
c.
Delivers
learning instruction.
d.
Reinforces
learning through drill & practice.
e.
Provides
feedback.
IV. Characteristics
of a tutorial software
a.
Able to
teach new content/new information to students.
b.
Provide
comprehensive information to concepts in addition to practice exercise.
c.
Effectively
used for remediation, reviewing, or enrichment.
d.
Allow
the teacher to introduce follow-up questions to stimulate student’s learning.
e.
Permit
group activity for cooperative learning.
A. How
can we integrate CAI in our lessons?
Computer
assisted instruction works best in reinforcing
learning through repetitive exercises by using drill and practice program. It can be used for teaching basic skills and knowledge that
requires rapid or automatic response by students and to assist students with particular weakness in basic skills. When
applying the drill and practice exercise, we should see to it that it conforms to the lesson plan / curriculum and to avoid boredom, limit the drill &practice to 20 – 30 minutes ONLY.
B. Different
programs applied to CAI
a.
Simulation
Software is constructivist in nature.
Example: SimCity
i.
Teaches
strategies & rules applied to real-life problems/situations.
ii.
Asks
students to make decision on models or scenarios.
iii.
Allows
students to manipulate elements of a model & get the experience of the
effects of their decision.
b.
Games add
the elements of competition and challenge. Several characteristics can also be
developed such as skills, cooperation & social interaction.
Example: GeoSafari
c.
Problem
Solving Software allows students to learn & improve on their problem
solving ability. Students have to employ higher thinking skills such as logic,
recognition, reflection and strategy-making.
Example: The Thinking Things 1
d.
Multimedia
Encyclopedia & Electronic Books
i.
The multimedia encyclopedia can store a huge
database with texts, images, animation, audio and video which can be searched,
accessed, downloaded and printed.
Example: Children’s Encyclopedia
ii.
Electronic books provide textual information for
reading, supplemented by other types of multimedia information. Useful for
learning reading, spelling & word skills.
Example: Grandma and Me
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