Computer Assisted Instruction(CAI) is the emerging trend in the field of education. CAI packages are replacing textbooks. please post your comment and share your knowledge on the same.you can write comments on effectiveness of CAI as well as suggest the ways to make CAI more effective.
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hi manisha,
CAI is really a good area to focus and u can explore a lot on this topic.
CAI presents content in following modes: presentation, demonstration, tutorial, drill and practice, simulation, games, etc. it helps the learner to work at his own pace. it can be designed keeping the learning style of learner in mind. it gives control over learning. it gives immediate feedback,as well as never gets tired.
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Since CAI is the emerging trend in the field of education,i dont think it has been completely succesful to replace the use of textbooks in the traditional teaching process.Therefore use of CAI as a supplement to traditional, teacher-directed instruction produces achievement effects superior to those obtained with traditional instruction alone.Generally speaking, this will be true for students of different ages and abilities and for learning in different curricular areas.Computer-assisted instruction is also very useful in the growing field of distance education.
CAI definitely makes learning interesting and attractive but if the content is not exposed along with suitable illustrations and explanations, there are chances that learners could get confused, that gaps could be filled with additional teaching, it may be traditional teaching also. But, a well designed CAI package helps the learner to learn in a superior manner and enhances the rate of learning. It has also been proved by some researchers that learners learning with CAI (well designed and instructed) learn better and faster and retain their learning better as compared to those learning only with traditional instructions. Hope so, that soon the scenario of our Indian teaching would change to learning with highly accommodated CAI and e-learning.
I strongly agree that CAI is a very good area in the present scenario, since CAI makes use of multimedia software in the learning process including text, video technology, graphics, sound, and Internet technology. Computer-assisted instruction is heavily used in the growing field of distance education. But I feel that it will not be very successful in replacing textbooks even though it is more effective than textbooks.I feel a blend of both would be more effective.
CAI is a narrower term and most often refers to drill and practice, tutorial, games and simulation activities, etc. It teaches specific skills and knowledge. it is a system of educactional instruction performed entirely by computer
the major advantags of CAI are it has individualised instruction, it is learner centered, interactive, increases your computer skills etc. with all such advantages CAI has the potential to replace textbooks. CAI can do wonders which normal face to face teaching-learning lack. it gives you a look and feel of many things which is not possible in face to face.
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