Midterm

Front 1

T/F
The term educational technology has evolved over time to mean the array of electronic devices used for education

Back 1

False

Front 2

T/F
Microcomputers were the first computer technology to be implemented in K-12 schools

Back 2

False

Front 3

T/F
research over the past 40 years has shown conclusively that technology-based methods are usually superior to traditional ones

Back 3

False

Front 4

T/F
Fair use guidelines do not apply to the use of internet materials

Back 4

False

Front 5

T/F
Although they differ in many ways, both directed and constructivist theories agree on what Gagne called the "conditions of learning," or the sets of circumstances that are required to bring about learning

Back 5

False

Front 6

T/F
John Dewey is more closely identified with directed instructional practices than with constructivist ones

Back 6

False

Front 7

T/F
An activity in the second phase of the TIP model is deciding on an appropriate technology to use for the situation

Back 7

False

Front 8

T/F
If a teacher needs to collect data to track student performance as they learn a variety of required skills, the best software choice would probably be problem-solving software

Back 8

False

Front 9

T/F
A tutorial might be the most appropriate instructional software choice for allowing students to discover rules for genetics

Back 9

False

Front 10

T/F
One acknowledged problem with game software is that children can become so used to the entertainment aspects that they will not learn well in other ways.

Back 10

False

Front 11

T/F
Technological literacy cannot serve as the primary rationale for integrating educational technology

Back 11

True

Front 12

T/F
One thing we have learned from the history of technologies in education is that teachers rarely have time to develop their own instructional media for teaching

Back 12

True

Front 13

T/F
Using drill and practice to promote automatically is a directed strategy

Back 13

True

Front 14

T/F
Having small groups work cooperatively to develop a hypermedia product is identified more with constructivist models than with directed instructional ones

Back 14

True

Front 15

T/F
One of the essential conditions for effective technology integration is adequate technical assistance for teachers

Back 15

True

Front 16

T/F
Software packages are difficult to classify as one type of software because they often fulfill more then one software function

Back 16

True

Front 17

T/F
Problem solving course ware would be a good choice to help teach deductive thinking

Back 17

True

Front 18

T/F
Letting students create a government for a new planet could be done well with a simulation package designed for this purpose

Back 18

True

Front 19

T/F
Though different in some characteristics, software suites and integrated packages are essentially identical in structure

Back 19

False

Front 20

T/F
Teachers often use spreadsheets to keep and calculate grades

Back 20

True

Front 21

T/F
Research findings indicate that word processed compositions tend to receive higher grades than handwritten ones

Back 21

False

Front 22

T/F
Spreadsheets probably are of more use in mathematics than in language arts

Back 22

True

Front 23

T/F
Research shows that students who use processing software progress faster in development of writing skills than students who do not

Back 23

False

Front 24

T/F
Teaching students the concepts behind organizing and searching for information could be done well with a database activity

Back 24

True

Front 25

T/F
Multimedia and hypermedia are two terms that mean the same thing

Back 25

False

Front 26

T/F
Teachers must use a simple programming language to do hypermedia authoring

Back 26

False

Front 27

T/F
Research shows that a central benefit of multimedia is its ability to offer students multiple channels through which to process information

Back 27

True

Front 28

Electronic encyclopedias such as Microsoft's Encarta offer many multimedia authoring features

Back 28

False

Front 29

T/F
One rule of PowerPoint presentations is to avoid too many fancy fonts that can interfere with readability

Back 29

True

Front 30

T/F
Presentation software such as HyperStudio has evolved from simple slide shows to true multimedia capability

Back 30

False

Front 31

T/F
Teacher usually use desktop publishing software if they are teaching page layout and design for complex documents

Back 31

True

Front 32

T/F
One of the unique benefits of test generators is that it can create test items for the teacher

Back 32

False

Front 33

T/F
Concept mapping software can be helpful in teaching writing

Back 33

True

Front 34

T/F
CAD systems would be of use for teachers of vocational subjects such as building design

Back 34

True

Front 35

T/F
A teacher could use a GIS to show students how to calculate locations of places anywhere on earth

Back 35

False

Front 36

T/F
When graphing calculators are attached to data collection probes, they are sometimes called Computer-based Labs (CBL's)

Back 36

True