EDUCATIONAL

TECHNOLOGY
EDUC205

FACTORS AFFECTING
EDUCATIONAL
TECHNOLOGY

Gone are the days of the

Socratic era, or the days when
teachers can claim mastery of
knowledge or wisdom . No
longer can a teacher be all
knowing . As an alternative, a
teacher , has no longer to rely
more and more appropriate
resource
materials
and
experience support.

Hayden and Torkelson cite the

following factors influencing a
technology of instruction namely:
Trend toward a
science
of education.

Improve
performance and
productivity.

Shift from what to

teach and how to
teach

Focus and
Learner.

Trend toward a science of

education.
With the need to systematize all
educational activities to make
them responsive to the demands of
the times comes the trend toward
a science of education. Through
teaching is basically an art, the
methods it uses to induce learning
and the principles of learning
process are product of the years of
scientific
research
and

Shift from what to teach to how to

teach
Curriculum
change
which
is
characterized by the shift of emphasis
from mere transmission of subject or
content to the process of learning
itself
has
greatly
influenced
educational technology . The feedback
from student performances now serves
as a basis of modifying curricular
programs . Learning to learn has
become
a
significant
educational
objective and part of curricular content

Sample Curriculum of
Bachelor of Industrial
Technology

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