Fadiyah Alnuways
CSE 610
04/10/2014
Summary
Computer in Education
In the articles “ Educational Technology” by Smith, L and “ The Effectiveness of
Technology in Schools: a Summary of Recent Research” by Bailo, E & Sivin- Kashala, J, the
authors emphasize the importance role of computer technology in education. Since 1980, the
education has changed positively due to using computer technology in instruction, and the
computer has become the main material in school curriculum. In addition, many studies have
shown that computer technology has significant impact to motivate students, support the
instruction with effective activities and help teachers to change and improve their methods in
teaching from routine tasks, which contribute to develop learning process. Moreover, computer
in education can affect significantly in students achievement in all major subject ( Avriam,
2000). Also, using computer in school can help students to earn many language skills and
abilities in evaluation with critical thinking, which cause important achievement in their study.
Beside this significant impact, students’ perspective toward learning has changed and improved
as a result of using computer in education. Most of students after practicing computer in school
felt that their self-confidence and their motivation toward success increased according to many
studies. Furthermore, the Internet that considers the most effective side of the computer in
education contributes in development of learning. It leads to connect with many cultures and
share a lot of information in many topics in education, and this method allows students to
interact with teacher and other students and participate in many online activities more than face
to face. On the other hand, Smith, L in his article illustrates that while using computer in
education has many positive effects, there are some negative aspects of educational technology.
First, many teachers and students need a long time to learn how they can use computer befor they
can use it effectively in subject areas (Goldman, Cole & Syer, 1999). Second, using computer in
school will cost a lot of money to buy many computers, which affects on learning process.
Finally, the pros of using computer in education overtop the cons according to many studies.
My personal view is that using computers in the processes of learning and teaching is one
of the newest areas that are supported by the computer beside a lot of sectors in our life because
it contributes to develop the education in several aspects. First, The teachers are always
searching for methods to help them do their teaching in order to access to better education such
as smart board, power point and learning films, which provides an interactive learning
environment between the student and the teacher. Second, computer offers a lot of types of
education such as individual and collective learning, and it has a variety tasks like learning,
training and evaluation. It is as a teacher. It also contributes to the formulation of educational
tools that help teachers in their work both inside and outside the classroom. Because of that, the
school administration should provide sophisticated computer labs, and training teachers to use to
serve the curriculum, and enable learners to use computers in a scientific way if it seeks to
achieve excellent educational outcomes.
References
Aviram, A. (2000). From "computers in the classroom" to mindful radical adaptation by
education systems to the emerging cyber culture. Journal of Educational Change, 1, 331-352.
Bailo, E. & Kachala, S. (1996). The effectiveness of technology in schools: A summary of recent
research. Retrieved from
http://www.ala.org/aasl/aaslpubsandjournals/slmrb/editorschoiceb/infopower/slctbialohtml
Goldman, S., Cole, K., & Syer, C. (1999). The technology/content dilemma [Online]. Available:
http://www.ed.gov/Technology/TechConf/1999/whitepapers/paper4.html
Smith, L. Educational technology. Retrieved from
http://sitemaker.umich.edu/lem.smith/effectiveness_of_computers_in_education