QUESTION 44. Would the application of New Media and Technology assess students prior knowledge

TED 501 EDUCATIONAL MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY. 

QUESTION  44.

Would the application of New Media and Technology assess students prior knowledge and either provides the instructor with relevant information about students’ knowledge and skills if their prior knowledge is weak?

DEFINITION OF KEY TERMS

 MEDIA

Is the various means of mass communication considered as a whole, including television, radio, magazines, and newspapers, together with the people involved in their production 

 TECHNOLOGY

            Is the method of applying technical knowledge: a method or methodology that applies technical knowledge or tools 

  AN INSTRUCTOR

            One who instructs; a teacher. In a college or university it means a teacher who ranks below an assistant professor.

  A STUDENT

            a person formally engaged in learning, especially one enrolled in a school or college; pupil: a student at TEKU 

STUDENT’S PRIOR KNOWLEDLEGE

  It means a range of pre-existing knowledge. Students come to a course with a wide range of pre-existing knowledge as well as set of beliefs, values and attitudes. This help an instructor to determine what to teach and how to teach it.

Methods of assessing student’s prior knowledge

  A teacher should ask students different questions concerning the topic which is going to teach especially when using the new media and technology , example how to search different materials through using internet. 

  Concept Inventories

            It is a criterion-referenced test designed to evaluate whether a student has an accurate working knowledge of a specific set of concepts. 

  Concept maps

            A teacher can project a map and ask students to tell what they see.

  Performance based prior knowledge assessments

  Use of heterogeneous grouping and cooperative learning to facilitate the sharing of prior knowledge and engage students in their own learning. 

If their prior knowledge is weak, a teacher should;

  Creates an authentic learning experience  using  newspapers, brochures, job application forms and news broad casts provides authentic opportunities for students to learn using real world media.

  Appeal to multiple learning styles media appeal to visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learners. 

  Strengthens critical thinking skills, teacher can use media to arose or activate critical thinking skills. 

CONCLUSION

The application of new media and technology in classroom assess the student prior knowledge and help the instructor to know the prior knowledge of the student as the result of understanding which ways to use in conducting knowledge, skills and attitude to the students for the case of making a well rounded man in the world.

REFERENCES

Sharon, E. Smaldino (2012); Instructional Technology and Media for learning Publishing as Allyn & Bacon

www.wikipediathe free dictionary retrieved on 19^th January, 11; 30 am

www.cmc.eduretrieved on 19^th January, 11; 40 am

www.ncrel.orgretrieved on 19^th January, 12; 10 pm

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