Instructional Software
Published on Dec 05, 2015
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Types
- Drill and Practice
- Tutorial
- Simulation
- Instructional Game
- Problem Solving
Drill and Practice
Promotes aquisition of knowledge through repetitive practice
Advantages:
- Allows users to practice at their own pace
- Can be used across the curriculum in many different content areas
- Gives instant feedback
- Many software programs use digital rewards such as points or badges to help motivate students
Disadvantages:
- Need internet connectivity
- Can lose interest quickly
- Might not be an accurate representation of knowledge
- Allows users to practice at their own pace
- Can be used across the curriculum in many different content areas
- Gives instant feedback
- Many software programs use digital rewards such as points or badges to help motivate students
Disadvantages:
- Need internet connectivity
- Can lose interest quickly
- Might not be an accurate representation of knowledge
Advantages
- Allows users to practice at their own pace
- Can be used across the curriculum in many different content areas
- Gives instant feedback
- Many software programs use digital rewards such as points or badges to help motivate students
Disadvantages
- Need internet connectivity
- Can lose interest quickly
- Might not be an accurate representation of knowledge
- Costly paid subscriptions to some programs
Advantages
- Immediate feedback
- Motivates learners
- Instruction when no teacher present
- Self paced instruction
- Alternative learning strategies
Disadvantages
- lack of good content
- Narrow minded learning persepctive
Advantages
- Real world learning concepts
- Work well with live instruction
- Allows repetitive practice
- Quickly analyse skills
- Freedom to make mistakes
Disadvantages
- Can't replace real life
- Need instructor support for effective learning
- expensive
- Simulations might not be accurate
About
- Learning done through video game software
- Used to keep students attention
- Contain rules, scores and competitions
Advantages
- Interactive
- Engaging
- Playful learning
Disadvantages
- Limited quality of products
- Winning vs Learning
- Intrinsic learning disappears
Advantages
- Promotes visualization in problem solving
- Varied and entertaining problems
- Students gain interest in subject area
- Stress thinking process rather than answers
Disadvantages
- Actual data hard to find
- Could interfere with some children's intellecutual learning
- Skills might now transfer as easily
Examples
- Google Sheets
- Crazy Machines
Resources cont.
- Roblyer, M., & Doering, A. (2014). Instructional Software for 21st Century Teaching. In Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching (6th ed.). Pearson.
