Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI): A New Approach in the Field of Education
SK. Nazimuddin
Abstract: The main aim of the paper is to provide a brief outline of Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) Which is being used widely in all sectors of life including educational sector. The paper also stated that how this new technology can be used for instructional purposes in teaching- learning process. Lastly the paper also mentioned some limitations of the CAI.
Computer assisted instruction (CAI) has emerged as an effective and efficient media of instruction in the advanced countries of the world. In fact, CAI is being used in formal land non-formal education at all the levels. In India too, computer has been introduced in most of the areas such as data processing decision making. It has also impact on the working methods of research and development in the fields of education.
Computer-Aided Instruction (CAI) is a diverse and rapidly expanding spectrum of computer technologies that assist the teaching and learning process. CAI is also known as computer-assisted instruction. Examples of CAI applications include guided drill and practice exercises, computer visualization of complex objects, and computer facilitated communication between students and teachers. The number of computers in American schools has risen from one for every 125 students in 1981 to one for every nine students in 1996. While the United States leads the world in the number of computers per school student, Western European and Japanese schools are also highly computerized. Computer has contributed a lot in each and every sector of life especially in education sector.