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The effective teacher and computers
Author(s) -
Katterns R.,
Haigh N.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of computer assisted learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.583
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-2729
pISSN - 0266-4909
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2729.1986.tb00082.x
Subject(s) - computer science , control (management) , teaching method , action (physics) , mathematics education , human–computer interaction , psychology , artificial intelligence , physics , quantum mechanics
Effective teachers sensitively and flexibly control those conditions of learning that can be arranged, try to influence or at least take into account less manageable conditions, and recognize that their teaching effectiveness depends also on inquiry into their own patterns of thought and action. Computers do not ‘think’ this way. Nor do they respond sensitively to changing conditions and subtle student cues that signal a need to use a different teaching approach. Computers, therefore, cannot replace the teacher, but are a useful tool to help arrange the conditions of learning in certain teaching situations. These situations are discussed in the light of what we know about effective teaching.