Computer Assisted Instruction

Chapter 8 b

Computer based multi-media

Hypermedia-uses elements of text, graphics, video, and audio connected so that the user can easily move from one section to another and to one difficulty level to another.

Advantages: engrossing (deep involvement), multisensory, connections (sounds associated with the pictures), individualized, students can create their own multimedia files.

Many literature-based multisensory programs exist. Lessons contain literature, music, math, art,

and science activities. • Fairy tales• realistic fiction• science fiction• biography• historical fiction.

Word processing packages:

Offer students an opportunity to express their opinions about books

Word choice is expanded by the instant thesaurus. Writing the vocabulary word helps to internalize its meaning.

Written passages are easily rewritten, improved, and edited.

Using the word processor adds keyboarding to the curriculum. Students are taught to type as quickly as

they write: about 15 wpm. This involves about six weeks of

keyboarding practice 30 m/wk. Packaged lessons such as Mavis Beacon work well.

Instruction in the use of editing tools: cut paste, etc. also take away writing time.

Teachers could write their own instructional software. Studymate offers drill and practice for

content area facts. Spelling programs can be tailor made to

individual words. Spelling errors are collected from the writing. A individual list is made and students learn to spell these words.

4 Kinds of Computer Software:

1. Drill and practice- 2. Tutorial- 3. Simulation- 4. Learning game-

Instructional Principles involving computer software: Plan for CAI (computer assisted instruction) Students should have interaction with the

computer. Tell the students the objective of the lesson. Vary the programs; monitors students for

on-task behavior. Students work well in pairs at the computer.

Summary

Effective teachers of reading use a variety of materials and instructional procedures.

The Basic reader uses current research and offers: developmental reading and application transfer.

Other means are necessary for recreational reading, content reading and functional reading.

4 method of teaching reading:

Basal readers Literature based programs Whole language philosophy Individualized reading