Question 44

TED 501

Question 44
           
Would the application of new media and technology assess the student’s prior knowledge? 

Definitions of Key Terms

•        Media

Refers to anything that carries information between a source and receiver. It is a useful tool for illustrating a lesson, allowing students to see examples of what they are learning.

Types of educational media

(i)Visual media

Chart

   

Photograph

(ii) Overhead transparencies

Projector

(iii) Print media

Book

(iv) Audio media

(v) Computer software

(vi) Slide and films

        New media

New media refers to modern channel in which information is passed from a sender to a receiver.

Examples of New media

(a) Computers

(b) Projectors

(c) Smartphones

      Technology

Is a body of knowledge used to create tools, develop skills, and extract or collect materials. It is also the application of science.

       Prior knowledge

Refers to the first knowledge that an individual have about a certain concept before he or she had been taught.

Through new media and technology can assess the prior knowledge which influences how the teacher and students interact with the learning materials as both individual and group as follows;

(     a)   Self-assessments prior knowledge.

For example; he or she can provide mobile phones to his or her students and ask them to switch on and switch of the mobile phone as well as constructing text messages and send to their friends.

Students are using mobile phones

(  b)   Concept based prior knowledge.

A teacher can use a projector to show maps of somewhere and ask student about it to look out for their knowledge about those maps. There is where you can combine these students prior knowledge with his or her knowledge to explain in deep on those map so as to make students understand more.

A map of Tanzania

      (c) Concept tests prior knowledge.

The teacher can test the prior knowledge of the students through provide the questions and ask them to search information by using mobile phones or computers.

Students are searching information's by using mobile phones and computers

 

(d)   Performance based prior knowledge

For example;a teacher can ask students to connect the projector if he or she is going to teach on how to use the projector in showing something from the computer towards the large group of people.

Students are connecting a projector in the class

 Conclusion

The application of new media and technology can assess the student’s prior knowledge due to the fact that, students have their own knowledge on different things before being taught by their teacher’s. Therefore; it is emphasized much to use new media and technology in teaching and learning so as to assess student’s prior knowledge.

GROUP MEMBERS

S/N	NAMES	REGISTRATION NUMBERS
01	NKEKA PETER	TEKU/BAED/GE/11108
02	MBEMBELA CREDO	TEKU/BAED/GE/1188
03	KAMWELA RAITON	TEKU/BAED/HG/11466
04	JAPHET SALOME	TEKU/BAED/HK/11651
05	KIGAHE ROY	TEKU/BAED/HK/11687
06	ELIPHACE MARIAM	TEKU/BAED/HK/11614
07	NG’UMBI EVA	TEKU/BAED/HK/11831
08	EDWARD NEEMA	TEKU/BAED/HE/11350
09	BENSON BUPE	TEKU/BAED/HE/11342
10	LUGENGE LILIAN	TEKU/BAED/HK/11712