Differencence between Traditional educational
Technology Approach and Modern educational Technology Approach
Introduction:
Education is the development of the power of adaptation to an ever
changing social environment. Technology is the science of techniques and
methods of doing / getting things done, related to any art, science or to a
particular profession.
Educational technology is concerned with “the development,
application and evaluation of system, techniques and aids to improve in the
process of human learning.”
Definition:
According to S.S.Kulkarni educational technology may be
defined as the application of the laws as well as recent discoveries of the
science and technology to the process of education.
The Traditional
Approach:
In
the traditional approach learning and teaching were not analyzed and no effect
was made to improve teaching as such. Punishment played an important role in
the education of children. The teacher often attempted to
coerce pupil into reading texts, listening to lectures which were often insipid
and recalling as much as possible of what they heard or read. This may perhaps
be a valuable achievement; but along with it, certain undesirable educational
and psychological by products have also appeared. The student who works mainly
under aversive stimulation finds other ways of escaping Truancy is one such
behavior. There is also subtler form of escape. The student though physically
present and looking at the teacher, does not pay attention, he daydreams
sometimes the student may counter attack the teacher. Vandalism is the form of
counter attack one other effect of aversive control in plain in action. The
student may be stubborn and unresponsive. All these reactions have emotional
disturbances too resulting in pupils dropping out of the school system or, to
be more apt, being “pushed out” of it.
The Modern
approach:
The
traditional explanation of the term teaching which equates teaching with
telling is not acceptable to the educators of today because the recent
researches in the field of educational psychology of teaching-learning have
thrown light on some of the new concepts of teaching. According to the modern
concept, teaching is to cause the child to learn and acquire the desired
knowledge, skills and also desirable ways of loving in the society. The main
aim of teaching is to help the child to respond to his environment in an
effective way. The modern methods and approaches of teaching include self
instructional method, personalized system of instruction, programmed learning.
Difference between
Traditional educational Technology Approach and Modern educational Technology
Approach
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Traditional educational Technology
Approach
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Modern educational Technology Approach
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1. Educational engagement is in the group form, by and
large. Students listen to the lecturers and occasionally participate in oral
question and answer sessions
2. The teacher is primarily responsible for all subject
matter presentation.
3. A uniformly high level of student achievement is
expected.
4. Time for completion is same for all the students. It is
not correlated with intelligence.
5. Tests, although, used for diagnostic purposes, they
generally establish grades, i.e ask a summative evaluation over a unit of
content.
6. The success of each learner affected by the performance
of the other learners.
7. Extra time is usually not provided.
8. Specialization in class functions is not possible
except in terms of subject-matter areas.
9. There is more emphasis on the improvement of the content,
themes and topics to be consistent with the latest development in the field.
10. Broad goals and objectives are generally in terms of
only statements.
11. Test items may take the form of sampling the contents.
12. The administrators establish general guidelines and
provide time-table.
13. New material is introduced if it interests the
teacher.
14.Materials, media and methods are usually chosen on the
basis of the interests of the producers and publishers etc
15. Programmes lack validation and teaching is considered
an art and the only way to improve teaching is trial and error.
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1. Educational engagement is individual although it may
include group work and activities where they are important to the objectives
of the program.
2. The teachers role is not to teach in the sense of
subject matter presentation but to manage the instructional environment,
diagnose students, direct the use of available resources, coordinate
information etc.
3.It is assumed that there will be variants in students
ability and therefore normal distributions are expected
4. Time for completion of the material may vary across
students may be correlated with intelligence.
5. Students evaluation (test and other measures) Aim at
providing feedback on performance diagnosis of strength and weakness and
information for making decision such as enrichment and extra-help etc.
6. Success of each learner is independent of other
learners as each learner is scored against pre-establishment criteria and not
in comparison with other learners.
7. Each learner may be provided extra help and time to
reach criterion.
8. Educational technology provides scope for
specialization within classroom functions. Through a careful analysis of the
teaching learning process, role such as diagnostician, group activities
coordinator, subject-matter, specialist, administrative coordinator etc, can
be identified, defined and developed.
9. Objectives are subject to periodical analysis and
revision for meeting the requirements of social-economical- political system.
10. The broad goals and objectives are systematically
reduced to the level of student behavior objectives and are expressed in
terms of observable behaviors which may be quantified.
11. The objectives established govern the use of tests and
other measures.
12. All materials used in the classroom are coordinated by
a suitable plan which clarifies interactions and responsibilities.
13. New materials
may be introduced for improving the learning of existing objectives.
14. Media, media and methods are chosen on the basis of a
model and are congruent with the objectives established.
15. Programmes are validation and take into consideration
a better utilization of manpower inputs in the learning environment.
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Conclusion:
Thus in Educational technology period
before the invention of computer is considered as old one, period after the
invention of computer and utilizing the computer is considered as modern or
recent one. Modern means relating to the present or recent times. Traditional
means relating to or following the old customs.
Refferences:
Introduction to Educational technology,
K.Sampath, A.Paneerselvam, S.Santhanam.
Educational technology, Dr.A.R.Sharma.
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