Sunday, January 27, 2013
Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) and Teacher Instruction
CAI was introduced into the special education world and since, the small number of studies, though excluding preschool age students, have shown dramatic improvements and differences in the effectiveness of the instructional technology and a teacher's instruction alone. As a student studying to be a teacher, the fact that I alone cannot teach my student to his/her full potential is scary and depressing. I use to think that my future students would only depend on me and for me teach and instill in them the right and wrong ideas, theories, philosophies, etc.; however, the reality of it is that my students, especially those with special needs will need more than just me. They will need a wide range of types of instruction, areas and ways in which to learns, and different techniques to keep them involved and encouraged.
While reading this article I noticed that the studies were done by computers to see how well computers were at giving instruction? I can only wonder if this would be hindered if it was administered by a teacher. Just thoughts.
Signed,
Anna Claire Burns
http://tec.sagepub.com/content/20/3/145.full.pdf+html
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I agree. It is very discouraging that as a future educator that our students will need more from us than our knowledge and inspiration to keep them involved and encouraged. I also find it interesting that the studies were done by computers.
ReplyDeleteFor some young students it will take far more one on one instructor time in the class room for them to grasp their studies, more so than some. For teachers it can be a tough road especially for those teachers are teaching special needs students. With new technologies in the class room I believe teachers are able to better able to teach and provide a healthy education for tomorrow's kids.
ReplyDeleteI agree as well! The fact that we alone will not always be able provide our students with what they need to succeed is discouraging. But at the same time, I find it very encouraging that there is technology being created to help these students to reach their fullest potential. I think that the computers and teachers should have been tested in order to see which was the most effective way of reaching a student with disabilities.
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