TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH

TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH.

TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH: Educational Technology is the field of study that investigates the process of analyzing, designing, developing, implementing, and evaluating the instructional environment, learning materials, learners, and the learning process in order to improve teaching and learning.

Main uses:

This qualitative study compared the availability of, access to, and use of new technologies in a group of low– and high–socioeconomic status (SES) California high schools. Although student-computer ratios in the schools were similar, the social contexts of computer use differed, with low-SES schools affected by uneven human support networks, irregular home access to computers by students, and pressure to raise school test scores while addressing the needs of large numbers of English learners. These differences were expressed within three main patterns of technology access and use, labeled performativity, workability, and complexity, each of which shaped schools’ efforts to deploy new technologies for academic preparation.

Advantages and disadvantages :
The research revealed that students use information technology effectively Over 80% of students use the Internet and benefit from its many advantages, especially in getting new information and communicating with people. On the other hand, information technology hurts concentration in class and consumes a significant amount of time.

Attewell, P.,& Battle, J. (1999). Home computers and school performance. Information Society, 15(1), 1-10.

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0895904804266469?journalCode=epxa