Instructional Technology

Glossary of Essentials of instructional Technology


Paper-iv :- by Prof. Mudasir
Abstract
Things which really does not exist and not having shapes. These are imaginative things.
Analysis
Means breaking problem in to parts.
Audio aids
Aids which call upon our sense of hearing.
Concrete
Things which are solid having length, breadth, weight and can be visualized.
Deduction
Thinking carefully about the known facts. E.g: A rule, formula etc is presented to students and are asked to verify.
Educational technology
Is a system of education in which machines, materials, media, men and methods are interrelated and work together for the fulfillment of educational objectives.
Empirical
This is based on observation and firsthand experience.
Induction
It means drawing conclusion from a set of examples.
Instruct
To teach someone how to do something or use same thing.
Model
Substitute of reality used for copying or imitation.
Modern concept
Teaching is a tri-polar process.
Synthesis
Means grouping of different parts together to form a whole.
Teaching
Derived from word "to teach" which means to instruct, hence a process in which one individual instructs other is teaching.
Technology
It is the study and knowledge of practical use of scientific discoveries.
Traditional concept
Teaching is a bi-polar process.
Training
Training helps in acquiring various skills or by training already existing skill within an individual can make him efficient carpenter, meson or technician.
Visual aids
Aids which call upon visual senses and help learning through viewing.

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