2.1 CATEGORY DEFINITION EXAMPLES
Tutorial Systems designed to teach by Computer-assisted providing information, demonstrations, instruction (CAI) or simulations in a sequence deter- Intelligent CAI mined by the system. Tutorial systems Instructional may provide for expository learning television (the system displays a phenomenon or Some videodisk/ procedure) and practice (the system multimedia systems requires the student to answer or questions or solve problems).
Exploratory Systems designed to facilitate student Microcomputer-based learning by providing information, laboratories demonstrations, or simulations when Microworlds/ requested to do so by the student. simulations Under student control, the system Some videodisk/ provides the context for discovery multimedia systems (or guided discovery) of facts, concepts, or procedures.
Application General-purpose tools for accomplishing Word processing tasks such as composition, data storage, software or data analysis.
• Spreadsheet software
• Database software
• Desktop publishing systems
• Video recording and editing equipment