Computer

as
Tutor
 The computer is
one of the wonders
of human ingenuity.
 With the invention of the
microcomputer (now also
commonly referred to as PCs or
personal computers), the PC has
become the tool for programmed
instruction.
• The computer can be a tutor, in
effect, relieving the teacher of many
activities in his personal role as
classroom teacher.
• The computer cannot totally
replace the teacher since the
teacher shall continue to play the
major roles of information
deliverer and learning
environment controller.
 The teacher must:
Decide the
appropriate learning
objectives
 The teacher must:
Plan the sequential and
structured activities to
achieve the objectives
 The teacher must:
Evaluate the students’
achievement by ways that
tests specific expected
outcomes
The computer plays its roles as it:

Acts as a sort of tutor (the role

traditionally played by the
teachers)
The computer plays its roles as it:

Provides a learning
environment
The computer plays its roles as it:

Delivers learning
instruction
The computer plays its roles as it:

Reinforces learning through

drill and practices
The computer plays its roles as it:

Provides feedback
 Instructional Software

• Programs designed specifically to

deliver instruction or aid with the
delivery of instructions.
• Intended to teach skills or information
through demonstrations, examples,
explanation or problem solving.
 Types of Instructional Software
1. Tutorials
2. Drill-and-Practice
3. Simulation
4. Instructional Games
5. Problem-Solving
6. Special Needs Software
 Tutorials

 Exposes the learner to material that

is believed not to have been
previously taught or learned.
 A tutorial often includes pre-test,
post test and drill and practice
activities.
 Tutorials

Features:
Follow linear programmed instruction or
branching design.
Encourage students to interact, control
and response to the program.
Guide the learner throughout learning
from the beginning (objectives) to the
end (evaluation).
 Tutorials
Auslan Sign Tutorial
This system provides
an easy-to-use and
interactive tutorial for
learning the basics in
communicating in the
Australian Sign
Language (Auslan).
 3D model for signing.
 3D model shows emotion.
 Numbers Mode.
Over 60 sign phrases to
learn.
 Random Quiz tests.
Tutorials
 Drill and Practice

Drill and practice software provides

exercises in which students work
example items one at a time and
receive feedback on their
correctness.
 Drill and Practice

Features
Reinforce instruction by providing the
repetition necessary to move acquired
skills and concepts into long-term memory.
Capture and retain the attention of
students.
Save teachers’ time and efforts.
Personalize instruction by meeting
individual differences among learners.
 Drill and Practice
ECS Keyboard
Enables students to:
Play notes on the
keyboard after seeing
them written.
Identify played
notes by assessing
intervals from
played/written
notes
Playback written
notes quickly.
 Drill and Practice
Multiplication Facts:
This program was
created in response to
teachers to use in their
classrooms to teach
multiplication. Students
using Master the Facts
Multiplication for as little
as ten minutes a day to
practice multiplication
skills may demonstrate
marked improvement in
multiplication skills on
quizzes and tests.
 Simulations

• Provide a life-like or world-like

scenario or system that students may
experience through the computer.
• Allow students to experience what is it
like and learn how it should be done
in a real – world situations.
 Simulations

Features
Involve students into learning process.
Compress time or slow down processes.
Save money and resources.
Make experimentation safe.
Make impossible situations possible and
controllable.
Let student repeat events as many times
as they want.
 Simulations
Infinite
Physics
Simulator
Infinite physics
simulator has a
large collection of
objects useful
for optics
simulation
including
mirrors, prisms,
lenses and other
transparent
objects.
 Simulations

Curvilinear
Friendly design,
users do not need to
get trained to
operate these tools.
Using buttons,
textboxes and slide
bars learners can
run or stop the
experiment and
change the
parameters of the
phenomena.
 Instructional Games

Instructional games are courseware

designed to motivate learning by
adding game rules to learning
activities.
 Instructional Games

Features
Make learning fun and motivating (Edutainment).
Motivate learners via the challenge of
competition.
Engage the learner in a situation where the
learner is competing for a high score.
Include elements of adventure and uncertainty.
Provide different levels of complexity that match
player’s ability.
 Instructional Games
Jungle Jim and the
Donga Dinga Drums
This interactive
game encourages
kids to play with
numbers and
multiplication
concept and win
points as long as
he/she hits the right
number.
 Problem-Solving

Problem-solving software is a type of

content-free or content-based
programs that places emphasis on
critical thinking, analysis, logic and
reasoning via the presentation of set of
data or problematic event.
 Problem-Solving

Features
Stress thinking processes rather than correct
answers.
Expose students to a series of activities that
would help teach the desired skills.
Help students work together in small teams.
Give students opportunities to see how
information applies to actual problems.
Vary the amount of direction and assistance
depending on the each student’s needs.
 Problem-Solving

Stress Alyzer
This program
provides students
with many
problems in
Mechanics of
Materials to solve.
Students get
immediate feedback
on whether they
solve each problem
correctly, and they
are offered randomly
generated versions
of similar problems
until they can be
solved correctly.
 Special Needs Software

Designed specifically for students

with learning disabilities to assist them
in carrying out school tasks.
Includes:
Speech synthesis software
Text enlargement program
Talking calculator