Date Posted: 8/16/2012 9:12:26 AM
Posted By: Viona Membership Level: Silver Total Points: 879
Computer assisted learning is the use of computers in assisting learning. For example, a teacher may use a graph plotting software to demonstrate the behavior of different functions in a mathematics lesson, a student may use a drill-and-practice program to practise what he or she has just learnt or use a tutorial program to enhance a skill or a subject. Example use of a computer assisted learning is typing subject.Computer assisted learning has several advantages which include:1. Computer assisted learning can provide immediate feedback to students.2. Some computer assisted learning softwares include testing and diagonistic features which allow teachers to identify common misconceptions of their students.3. Students can learn at their own pace. This alleviates the pressure on the slow learners so that they can keep up with their peers.4. Multimedia contents can help make difficult or abstract concepts simple.5. Tedious practices in arithmetic and spelling can be turned into entertaining games.6. The multimedia contents such as special sound effects, animation and video can arouse student's interest in learning.7. Students are free to make wrong answers because there is no peer group pressure. This encourages them to learn by trials and errors.8. The automatic grading of exercises feature frees up teacher's resources that can be used for additional attention towards students.
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