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Educational Technology

Notes Introduction

The utility of technology is increasing day by day. Every country in the world is adopting it. The utility
of technology in India is not an old concept. In India, this concept is being more important in terms of
education.
Kothari Commission (1966) commented, in the last few years in India, enough attention has been paid
towards re-origin of class teaching or the re-originating techniques. The primary goal of fundamental
education is to bring revolutionary changes to the entire environment and activities of primary schools
and overall development of mind, body and soul of the child. The importance utility of technology has
also been proved in this respect.
‘Educational technology’ gives importance to teaching principles rather than learning principles on the

basis of which we find that how educational technology influences a teacher. Teaching having the rights

of educational technology can analyse the behaviour of students. Teacher can analyse the behaviour of
student in the class, at home, at the playground and with his mates and friends. It is easier to understand
him after analysing his behaviour. After which desired changes can be made to his behaviour. We can
say that teacher can study the behaviour of his students through technology, he can understand them
and can try to improve them. Therefore technology provides strength to this phase of education.

Teacher should have the knowledge of behaviour, its analysis and the techniques for
its improvement along with the course content. Education technology makes a teacher
capable in this area.

Education technology provides teachers the scientific knowledge in terms of teaching approaches,
teaching strategies and teaching methods and helps teacher in the following way—

32.1 Helpful in Use of Educational Approaches

Teacher can distinguish between the teaching approaches on the basis of educational technology and
can check which approach can be utilized in which situation such as hardware, software or system
analysis. By using these, teachers and students will be able to use their time, efforts and resources in a

right way. Its specific trait is – more teaching in less time with less efforts.

Self-Assessment

1. Fill in the blanks:
(i) Education and ................................ cannot be imagined without communication.
(ii) Effective teaching is the primary function of ................................
(iii) The meaning of communication is the ................................ of information and ideas to each other.
(iv) Teaching is ................................ by the teacher.

32.2 Use of Educational Strategies

With the help of educational technology, teacher uses such strategies by which he can attain his objectives
and can bring desired changes to the students’ behaviour. It increases teacher’s working passion and
teaching skills.

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