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APPROACHES IN EDUCATIONTECHNOLOGY
APPROACHES

HARDWARE SOFTWARE

SYSTEM
ANALYSIS
WHAT COMES TO YOUR MIND
WHEN YOU HEAR HARDWARE
& SOFTWARE?
TYPES OF EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY
LUMSDANE HAS CATEGORIZED EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY INTO
THREE APPROACHES:

1. HARDWARE APPROACH - EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY - 1

2. SOFTWARE APPROACH - EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY - 2
3. SYSTEM ANALYSIS – EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY - 3
HARDWARE APPROACH OR EDUCATIONAL
TECHNOLOGY - 1
• IN HARDWARE APPROACH THE EMPHASIS IS GIVEN TO TEACHING
ACCESSORIES.
• PHYSICAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY IS THE ORIGIN OF
THIS APPROACH MOST PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT THE MACHINE IS
TECHNICALLY LINKED TO THE EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY FOR
EXAMPLE T.V, TAPE RECORDER, PROJECTOR.
• THIS APPROACH IS ALSO CALLED AS AUDIO-VISUAL AIDS.
• IN THIS EMPHASIS IS GIVEN TO MACHINE TECHNOLOGY.
• HARDWARE INCLUDES CHALK,BOARD,RADIO,OVERHEAD
PROJECTOR,CALCULATOR ETC.
• THIS APPROACH PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE USE OF COMPUTERS
AND MACHINES FOR THE COMPILATION OF RESEARCH FORMS, ANALYSIS
ETC.
QUESTION
HOW WILL YOU USE HARDWARE TECHNOLOGY IN A
CLASSROOM, WHICH DOESN’T HAVE BASIC TEACHING
AIDS TO MAKE CLASSROOM TEACHING MORE ENJOYABLE
& ATTRACTIVE?
SOFTWARE APPROACH OR EDUCATIONAL
TECHNOLOGY - 2
• IN SOFT WARE APPROACH OF EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY PSYCHOLOGICAL PRINICIPLES ARE
USED IN PLACE OF MACHINE WHICH CAN BRING THE REQUIRED CHANGES IN STUDENTS.
• TECHNOLOGIES OF THIS APPROACH ARE ALSO NAMED AS INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY,
TEACHING TECHNOLOGY AND BEHAVIOURAL TECHNOLOGY.
• IN THIS APPROACH MACHINES ARE USED ONLY TO MAKE PRESENTATION OF COURSES MORE
EFFECTIVE.
• IN THIS TECHNOLOGY THE EMPHASIS IS GIVEN TO ALL THE THREE PHASES: INPUT, OUTPUT
AND PROCESS.
• BOTH THE EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY 1ST & 2ND ARE INTERLINKED AND THEY CAN’T BE
SEPARATED FROM EACHOTHER.
• HARDWARE APPROACH DEALS WITH THE MACHINES WHILE SOFTWARE APPROACH DEALS
WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF LEARNING AND TEACHING.
• MANY EDUCATIONIST BELIEVE THAT SOFTWARE APPROACH IS MORE IMPORTANT AS
COMPARED TO HARDWARE APPROACH BECAUSE HARDWARE TECHNOLOGY IS OF NO USE
UNLESS SOFTWARE APPROACH IS USED IN IT.
 QUESTION

GIVE EXAMPLES OF SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY USED FOR

YOUR CLASSROOM, DURING YOUR SCHOOL DAYS.
HOW IT CHANGED YOUR BEHAVIOUR.
EXAMPLES
SYSTEM ANALYSIS OR EDUCATIONAL
TECHNOLOGY - 3
• THIS APPROACH IS ALSO TERMED AS MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY, IT IS USED
FOR SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
PROBLEMS.
• THIS TECHNOLOGY IS BECOMING POPULAR THESE DAYS.
• EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY – 3 OR SYSTEM ANALYSIS WAS DEVELOPED AS
COMBINATION OF HARDWARE APPROACH AND SOFTWARE APPROACH.
• IT INVOLVES OBJECTIVE AND GOAL SETTINGS, DEVICE PLAN, EVALUATE &
ANALYZE RESOURCES.