Educational Technology Quiz

What is the differentiation between Educational Technology and Instructional Technology?

• a) Educational Technology is often associated with, and encompasses, instructional theory and learning theory, while Instructional Technology includes other systems used in the process of developing human capability

• b) Instructional Technology is often associated with, and encompasses, instructional theory and learning theory, while Educational Technology includes other systems used in the process of developing human capability

• c) Educational Technology covers the processes and systems of learning and instruction, while Instructional Technology encompasses instructional theory and learning theory

• d) Instructional Technology covers the processes and systems of learning and instruction, while Educational Technology encompasses instructional theory and learning theory

What does research tell us about information-based approaches in educational technology?

• a) They are the most effective approach to learning

• b) They are only effective for visual learners

• c) They do not result in meaningful, deep and sustained learning

• d) They result in meaningful, deep and sustained learning

What is the purpose of a communicative tool in educational technology?

• a) To situate learners in an environment where they may experience the learning context or environment or happenings

• b) To manipulate information, constructing new knowledge or synthesized information or visualizing one’s understanding

• c) To facilitate interaction between learners or between teachers or learners and teachers beyond the classroom

• d) To provide vast amounts of information in various formats such as text, sound, graphics or videos

What is the purpose of an authentic approach using technology in educational technology?

• a) To facilitate communication between learners or between teachers or learners and teachers beyond the classroom

• b) To provide vast amounts of information in various formats such as text, sound, graphics or videos

• c) To manipulate information, constructing new knowledge or synthesized information or visualizing one’s understanding

• d) To situate learners in an environment where they may experience the learning context or environment or happenings

What is the purpose of a situating tool in educational technology?

• a) To provide vast amounts of information in various formats such as text, sound, graphics or videos

• b) To facilitate communication between learners or between teachers or learners and teachers beyond the classroom

• c) To situate learners in an environment where they may experience the learning context or environment or happenings

• d) To manipulate information, constructing new knowledge or synthesized information or visualizing one’s understanding

What is the definition of Instructional Technology according to Allyn and Bacon 2005?

• a) The theory and practice of design, development, utilization, management, and evaluation of processes and resources for learning

• b) The study and ethical practice of facilitating learning and improving performance by creating, using and managing appropriate technological processes and resources

• c) The systematic application of theory and other organized knowledge to the task of instructional design and development

• d) Any technology that is used to support teaching and learning

What is the purpose of a constructive tool in educational technology?

• a) To facilitate communication between learners or between teachers or learners and teachers beyond the classroom

• b) To manipulate information, constructing new knowledge or synthesized information or visualizing one’s understanding

• c) To situate learners in an environment where they may experience the learning context or environment or happenings

• d) To provide vast amounts of information in various formats such as text, sound, graphics or videos

What is the definition of Learning according to Lever-Duffy, et al., 2005?

• a) A method of teaching and instruction

• b) A cognitive process of understanding new concepts

• c) A process of acquiring new information and skills

• d) A transfer of knowledge that can be ensured only when all components of the process have been incorporated

What is the purpose of an informative tool in educational technology?

• a) To situate learners in an environment where they may experience the learning context or environment or happenings

• b) To facilitate communication between learners or between teachers or learners and teachers beyond the classroom

• c) To manipulate information, constructing new knowledge or synthesized information or visualizing one’s understanding

• d) To provide vast amounts of information in various formats such as text, sound, graphics or videos

What is the definition of Educational Technology according to Allyn and Bacon 2005?

• a) The systematic application of theory and other organized knowledge to the task of instructional design and development.

• b) Any technology that is used to support teaching and learning

• c) The study and ethical practice of facilitating learning and improving performance by creating, using and managing appropriate technological processes and resources

• d) The theory and practice of design, development, utilization, management, and evaluation of processes and resources for learning