It is one of the computer tutor to enhance the student's higher order of thinking. it follows cognitive process as it involves thinking skills as logic, reasoning, pattern recognition and strategies. this software takes students from simple "trial-and-error" to more logical and systematic thinking processes.
-while letting the students to use this software teachers should:
- identify the skills that a particular problem-solving program addresses.
- provide students learning goals and a work schedule and allow students to interact sufficiently.
- demonstrate the planning steps to solve the problem, then ask students to provide other possible methods to solve the same problem using the same software.
- let the work to be done in pairs or in small groups.
- stress in thinking process.
- plan transfer activities, which means students should be let to do the activity with pen and paper too.
2) Multimedia encyclopedias and electronic books
-multimedia encyclopedias typically stores a huge database with full text, still images, animations, audio and videos. students can use it to retrieve any kind of information.
-electronic books primarily presents textual information for reading, but are supplemented with other types of multimedia information such as sounds, spoken voices, pictures and animations. students can use as a tutor to learn reading, spelling and word skill and also they can directly go to different hyperlinks while reading through the texts.
-Role of the teacher while using this tutorial software are:
- demonstrate the varities of ways to search information
- provide clear questions so that the students can reply correctly using that software
- conduct a follow up activities or presentations for students sharing their findings or conclusion drawn from the information.
Deki more or less the thing that i understood are all mentioned in your write up so i do not have anything to comment. Every points that are needed to be mentioned are mentioned.
ReplyDeleteits good that you have explained the benefits of problem solving and multimedia encyclopedia, but it would be better if you can analyze and mention its disadvantages too.
ReplyDeleteotherwise as per me good job!!!!!!!!!
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its good that you have explained the benefits of the above mentioned strategies, but would be better if you can analyze and mention its drawbacks too.and also it would be good if you can analyze the role of students too. in nut shell you have understood and clearly mentioned the required points and thank you for letting us understand too.
ReplyDeleteIt is good that you have understood about the Problem-solving and Multimedia encyclopedias and electronic books that how those software can be use to teach learners, but if you could mention some of the drawbacks(if there is)of using those software?
ReplyDeletewwell that's good , you have touched upon all....
ReplyDeleteas an extra information...an electronic book (variously, e-book, ebook, digital book) is a book-length publication in digital form, consisting of text, images, or both, and produced on, published through, and readable on computers or other electronic devices.
you have done it good job..... i would like to provide some extra information ...
ReplyDeleteProblem Solving, It is is kind of software which help students to learn/solve a complicated problems.
Multimedia(full text, images, animation, audio and videos) is a software in which we can store vast information and even search information for learning.
Electronic books information for reading, but is supplemented with (Sound, spoken voice, picture and animation). Electronic books is used as a tutor to learn.
And i think it would have been batter if you have defined Those strategies separately and with more detail.Over all perfect work..enjoy...